Oakland County · Official 2025 state millage

Oxford Township property taxes & housing data

Oxford Township is taxed at 37.1942–44.1076 mills across 3 school districts. That is 2.81 mills above the Oakland County median and 4.59 mills above the Southeast Michigan median — the 32nd lowest of 52 municipalities in the county, and 142 of 236 region-wide.

Rates by school district

School districtHomesteadNon-homestead$250,000$350,000$500,000
Oxford Area Community Schools37.194254.5097$4,649$6,509$9,299
Lake Orion Community School District38.649556.6495$4,831$6,764$9,662
Oxford Area Community Schools (Village of Oxford)44.107661.4231$5,513$7,719$11,027

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.

Which side of the boundary matters here. Oxford Township spans 3 school districts, from 37.1942 mills (Oxford Area Community Schools) to 44.1076 mills (Oxford Area Community Schools (Village of Oxford)). On a $350,000 home that is $1,210 a year — $101 a month — decided by which street you buy on. Most listing sites do not show you this.

How Oxford Township compares in Oakland County

Municipality Lowest millageAnnual tax on $350,000
Wixom35.8219$6,269
Sylvan Lake36.0418$6,307
Clarkston36.2619$6,346
Berkley36.3012$6,353
Oxford Township37.1942$6,509
Royal Oak Township37.2947$6,527
Royal Oak37.9610$6,643
Birmingham38.1422$6,675
Fenton38.3646$6,714

← Berkley (lower)  ·  Royal Oak Township (higher) →

What it's like to own in Oxford Twp

Housing stock

1988

average year built · 2,072 sqft average across 5,564 single-family homes

SEMCOG Buildings_2024

Lead in drinking water

2 ppb

90th percentile for Oxford Township · below Michigan's 12 ppb action level. Standard sampling — not comparable to systems that sample at the fifth liter.

EGLE / MDHHS water-system monitoring, periods ending 2025-12-31

Radon

5.19 pCi/L

average across 922 home tests · 43% above the EPA 4 pCi/L action level — elevated. ZIPs 48371, 48362, 48462, 48370.

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 Oxford Township, Michigan?

Oxford Township is taxed at 37.1942–44.1076 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 $6,509 a year.

Does the tax rate change by address within Oxford Township?

Yes. Oxford Township spans 3 school districts and the rate runs from 37.1942 to 44.1076 mills depending on the district your address falls in — a difference of $1,210 a year on a $350,000 home. The district table above lists every rate.

How much are property taxes on a $350,000 home in Oxford Township?

About $6,509 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 Oxford Township 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 Oxford Township compare with the rest of Oakland County?

It is the 32 lowest of 52 municipalities in Oakland County and 142 of 236 across the eight-county region — 2.81 mills above the county median.

Run your own numbers

What your Oxford Township 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 Oxford Township — enter a price and the seller's current taxable value.

The one nobody else built

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.

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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
Added to monthly escrow
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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