Wayne County · Official 2025 state millage

Grosse Pointe Shores Village property taxes & housing data

Grosse Pointe Shores Village is taxed at 52.4293 mills across 1 school district. That is 2.35 mills above the Wayne County median and 19.82 mills above the Southeast Michigan median — the 26th lowest of 43 municipalities in the county, and 211 of 236 region-wide.

Rates by school district

School districtHomesteadNon-homestead$250,000$350,000$500,000
Grosse Pointe Public School District52.429366.9070$6,554$9,175$13,107

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.

One district, one rate. All of Grosse Pointe Shores Village sits in Grosse Pointe Public School District, so the rate does not change by address. What still changes is your bill: it is set on the uncapped value the year after you buy, not on the seller's capped amount.

How Grosse Pointe Shores Village compares in Wayne County

Municipality Lowest millageAnnual tax on $350,000
Flat Rock50.0835$8,765
Gibraltar50.2453$8,793
Dearborn50.8704$8,902
Grosse Pointe52.2962$9,152
Grosse Pointe Shores Village52.4293$9,175
Grosse Pointe Farms52.7433$9,230
Woodhaven52.7444$9,230
Lincoln Park52.7609$9,233
Wyandotte53.1555$9,302

← Grosse Pointe (lower)  ·  Grosse Pointe Farms (higher) →

Common questions

What is the property tax rate in Grosse Pointe Shores Village, Michigan?

Grosse Pointe Shores Village is taxed at 52.4293 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 $9,175 a year.

Does the tax rate change by address within Grosse Pointe Shores Village?

No. All of Grosse Pointe Shores Village sits in Grosse Pointe Public School District, so the millage is 52.4293 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 Shores Village?

About $9,175 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 Shores Village 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 Shores Village compare with the rest of Wayne County?

It is the 26 lowest of 43 municipalities in Wayne County and 211 of 236 across the eight-county region — 2.35 mills above the county median.

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What your Grosse Pointe Shores Village 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 Shores Village — enter a price and the seller's current taxable value.

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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.

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What your taxes become after you buy

Enter the purchase price and the property's current taxable value (it's on the listing, the assessor's site, or we'll pull it for you).

236 municipalities across the 8-county Southeast Michigan region.
Most cities span several districts, and the rate difference between them can exceed 10 mills. This is the step every other calculator skips.
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Non-homestead adds roughly 18 mills of school operating tax.
Your annual tax increase
Seller pays today
Your new taxable value
You'll pay after uncapping
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Why this matters: the increase hits in the tax year after your closing — so your first year looks fine and year two jumps. Lenders often escrow off the seller's old bill, which creates a shortage and a payment increase you didn't plan for.

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