Grosse Pointe Park property taxes & housing data
Grosse Pointe Park is taxed at 54.5661 mills across 1 school district. That is 4.48 mills above the Wayne County median and 21.96 mills above the Southeast Michigan median — the 33rd lowest of 43 municipalities in the county, and 221 of 236 region-wide.
Rates by school district
| School district | Homestead | Non-homestead | $250,000 | $350,000 | $500,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grosse Pointe Public School District | 54.5661 | 69.0438 | $6,821 | $9,549 | $13,642 |
Homestead (PRE) applies to your primary residence. Non-homestead applies to rentals and second homes. Dollar columns are the annual bill at the uncapped taxable value — half the purchase price — at the homestead rate.
How Grosse Pointe Park compares in Wayne County
| Municipality | Lowest millage | Annual tax on $350,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Park | 52.7609 | $9,233 |
| Wyandotte | 53.1555 | $9,302 |
| Wayne | 53.3006 | $9,328 |
| Inkster | 54.1387 | $9,474 |
| Grosse Pointe Park | 54.5661 | $9,549 |
| Garden City | 55.0874 | $9,640 |
| Grosse Pointe Woods | 55.2398 | $9,667 |
| Trenton | 56.5996 | $9,905 |
| Southgate | 58.4267 | $10,225 |
← Inkster (lower) · Garden City (higher) →
For sale in Grosse Pointe Park right now
18 active listings in Grosse Pointe Park — the 6 newest below. Remember: every one of them uncaps the year after closing, so the bill you should budget is the uncapped one above, not the seller's.
$425,000
1444 YORKSHIRE RD · Grosse Pointe Park
3 bd · 2 ba · 1,755 sqft
Listing courtesy of Jim Saros Real Estate Services
$600,000
865 Bedford RD · Grosse Pointe Park
4 bd · 3 ba · 2,249 sqft
Listing courtesy of Sine & Monaghan LLC
$500,000
1436 Kensington AVE · Grosse Pointe Park
3 bd · 2 ba · 1,774 sqft
Listing courtesy of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Kee Realty SCS
$899,999
1395 Balfour RD · Grosse Pointe Park
4 bd · 5 ba · 3,734 sqft
Listing courtesy of Jim Saros Real Estate Services
$895,000
1024 Buckingham RD · Grosse Pointe Park
4 bd · 4 ba · 3,900 sqft
Listing courtesy of Higbie Maxon Agney Inc
$655,000
1257 Audubon RD · Grosse Pointe Park
3 bd · 3 ba · 3,670 sqft
Listing courtesy of Real Estate One Grosse Pointe
IDX provided courtesy of Realcomp II Ltd. via Match Realty LLC and MiRealSource, Realcomp II Ltd, ©2026 Realcomp II Ltd. Shareholders. The accuracy of all information, regardless of source, is not guaranteed or warranted. All information should be independently verified. Listings refreshed 2026-11-02T23:11+00:00; refreshed at least twice daily.
Compare Grosse Pointe Park with another community
Grosse Pointe Park has 8 side-by-side comparisons, 5 of them with a community that shares a school district — same schools, different bill. Dollar columns are the annual homestead bill on a $350,000 home at the uncapped taxable value, and the last column is the difference against Grosse Pointe Park.
| Comparison | Their lowest millage | Annual tax on $350,000 | vs Grosse Pointe Park |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grosse Pointe Park vs Harper Woods · same schools | 69.1266 | $12,097 | +$2,548 |
| Grosse Pointe Park vs Grosse Pointe · same schools | 52.2962 | $9,152 | −$397 |
| Grosse Pointe Park vs Grosse Pointe Shores Village · same schools | 52.4293 | $9,175 | −$374 |
| Grosse Pointe Park vs Grosse Pointe Farms · same schools | 52.7433 | $9,230 | −$319 |
| Grosse Pointe Park vs Wayne | 53.3006 | $9,328 | −$221 |
| Grosse Pointe Park vs Grosse Pointe Woods · same schools | 55.2398 | $9,667 | +$118 |
| Grosse Pointe Park vs Garden City | 55.0874 | $9,640 | +$91 |
| Grosse Pointe Park vs Inkster | 54.1387 | $9,474 | −$75 |
Look up, pay and appeal your Grosse Pointe Park taxes
Grosse Pointe Park bills twice a year. The summer bill is issued July 1 and the winter bill December 1; most communities make them due September 14 and February 14, and anything still unpaid on March 1 moves to the county treasurer as delinquent, with interest added monthly. Both bills are collected by the Grosse Pointe Park treasurer, so the balance on a specific parcel is on the city or township site first (most of Southeast Michigan uses BS&A Online for this) and on the county site once it is late.
- Wayne County tax lookup (pta.waynecounty.com) — parcel and tax search for Wayne County addresses.
- Wayne County Treasurer — where a bill goes once it is delinquent: balances, payment plans and the hardship deferral.
- Estimate a bill before you look one up — the figure on the current owner's statement is capped; this gives you the uncapped one.
Appealing the assessment
Assessment notices go out in late February. If the assessed value is more than half of what the house would actually sell for, the appeal runs in two steps and the first one cannot be skipped: the March Board of Review in Grosse Pointe Park (dates and the petition form are on the assessor's notice), then, if the board does not move, a petition to the Michigan Tax Tribunal by July 31 for residential property. The July and December boards do not re-value: they correct qualified errors (clerical mistakes, mutual mistakes of fact, a wrong principal residence exemption) and hear poverty exemptions. A successful appeal lowers the assessed value, not the millage — the 54.5661 mills above apply to whatever value stands after it.
A home bought this year is a special case: the taxable value uncaps to the assessed value next year regardless of the appeal, so the number to check on the first notice after closing is the assessed value against the price you paid.
What it's like to own in Grosse Pointe Park
Beyond the tax rate, three things shape what owning in Grosse Pointe Park actually costs: the age of the homes, what the water utility reports at the tap, and what local air testing has turned up. Each figure below carries the date of the survey it came from.
Housing stock
1936
average year built · 2,504 sqft average across 3,865 single-family homes
SEMCOG Buildings_2024
Lead in drinking water
3 ppb
90th percentile for Grosse Pointe Park · below Michigan's 12 ppb action level. Sampled at the fifth liter, which deliberately draws water that sat in the service line and reads higher by design — not comparable to systems that sample standard.
EGLE / MDHHS water-system monitoring, periods ending 2025-12-31
Radon
1.62 pCi/L
average across 31 home tests · 8% above the EPA 4 pCi/L action level — low. ZIP 48230.
MDHHS indoor radon test results by ZIP
Lead is measured at the water system, not the house — it cannot tell you whether a specific property has a lead service line. Radon is a ZIP-level test distribution, not a prediction for any one home; the EPA recommends testing every home regardless. Screening information only.
Common questions
What is the property tax rate in Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan?
Grosse Pointe Park is taxed at 54.5661 mills for a homestead (principal residence) under the official 2025 Michigan Department of Treasury millage report. On a $350,000 home at the uncapped taxable value that is about $9,549 a year.
Does the tax rate change by address within Grosse Pointe Park?
No. All of Grosse Pointe Park sits in Grosse Pointe Public School District, so the millage is 54.5661 at every address in the municipality. Your bill still changes after you buy, because it is recalculated on the uncapped taxable value rather than the seller's capped one.
How much are property taxes on a $350,000 home in Grosse Pointe Park?
About $9,549 a year at the homestead rate. Michigan taxes the taxable value, not the sale price, and after a sale that value uncaps to roughly half what you paid — so $350,000 is taxed on about $175,000.
Why is the tax bill on a Grosse Pointe Park listing lower than what I would pay?
Because the figure on the listing is the seller's. Michigan caps annual taxable-value growth while an owner keeps the property, and that cap is removed the year after it sells. The longer the seller owned it, the further their bill sits below yours.
How does Grosse Pointe Park compare with the rest of Wayne County?
It is the 33 lowest of 43 municipalities in Wayne County and 221 of 236 across the eight-county region — 4.48 mills above the county median.
How do I look up or pay my Grosse Pointe Park property tax bill?
Summer and winter bills are collected by the Grosse Pointe Park treasurer, so the balance on a parcel is on the municipality's own site (usually BS&A Online). Once a bill is delinquent — March 1 — it moves to the Wayne County Treasurer, whose parcel search covers every address in the county.
How do I appeal my Grosse Pointe Park property tax assessment?
Petition the Grosse Pointe Park March Board of Review first — the dates are on the assessment notice mailed in late February — and, if that fails, the Michigan Tax Tribunal by July 31 for residential property. The board step is mandatory; the Tribunal will not hear a residential appeal that skipped it. An appeal changes the assessed value, not the millage (54.5661 mills).
Is down payment assistance available for homes in Grosse Pointe Park?
Likely, but verify per program: 89% of the 37 Grosse Pointe Park sales evaluated by Down Payment Resource over the last 12 months were flagged as potentially matching at least one assistance program. The flag is an indicator, not a promise — compare the programs and check your numbers.
What your Grosse Pointe Park taxes become after you buy
Michigan taxable value uncaps the year after a sale and resets to roughly half the purchase price. The calculator below is already set to Grosse Pointe Park — enter a price and the seller's current taxable value.
Uncapping calculator
When a Michigan home changes hands, its taxable value uncaps the following year and resets to roughly half the sale price. Buyers routinely get blindsided by a bill that's thousands higher than the listing showed. Here's your actual number.
What will your tax bill be after closing?
Your taxable value uncaps the year after closing and resets to roughly half the purchase price — so a $350,000 home is taxed on about $175,000, whatever the seller was paying. Enter the price and the current taxable value below.