Yale property taxes & housing data
Yale is taxed at 46.6898 mills across 1 school district. That is 19.62 mills above the St. Clair County median and 14.08 mills above the Southeast Michigan median — the 31st lowest of 31 municipalities in the county, and 189 of 236 region-wide.
Rates by school district
| School district | Homestead | Non-homestead | $250,000 | $350,000 | $500,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yale Public Schools | 46.6898 | 64.6898 | $5,836 | $8,171 | $11,672 |
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 Yale compares in St. Clair County
| Municipality | Lowest millage | Annual tax on $350,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Marysville | 39.9654 | $6,994 |
| Port Huron | 41.3099 | $7,229 |
| Richmond | 41.9639 | $7,344 |
| Memphis | 44.2314 | $7,740 |
| Yale | 46.6898 | $8,171 |
For sale in Yale right now
12 active listings in Yale — 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.
$154,900
208 Morrell ST · Yale
2 bd · 2 ba · 1,494 sqft
Listing courtesy of Coldwell Banker Professionals
$230,000
114 3rd ST · Yale
3 bd · 2 ba · 1,620 sqft
Listing courtesy of Epique Realty
$329,900
102 1st ST · Yale
4 bd · 3 ba · 4,086 sqft
Listing courtesy of Realty Executives Home Towne Shelby
$199,900
213 S Main ST · Yale
3 bd · 1 ba · 1,556 sqft
Listing courtesy of Keller Williams Realty-Great Lakes
$204,900
11 Clark Street · Yale
3 bd · 2 ba · 1,211 sqft
Listing courtesy of 3DX Real Estate LLC
$340,000
426 Oak Lane · Yale
3 bd · 2 ba · 1,830 sqft
Listing courtesy of Epique Realty
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Compare Yale with another community
Yale has 11 side-by-side comparisons, 9 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 Yale.
| Comparison | Their lowest millage | Annual tax on $350,000 | vs Yale |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yale vs Greenwood Township · same schools | 24.0059 | $4,201 | −$3,970 |
| Yale vs Riley Township · same schools | 25.0808 | $4,389 | −$3,782 |
| Yale vs Lynn Township · same schools | 25.2617 | $4,421 | −$3,750 |
| Yale vs Wales Township · same schools | 25.7073 | $4,499 | −$3,672 |
| Yale vs Clyde Township · same schools | 25.7133 | $4,500 | −$3,671 |
| Yale vs Grant Township · same schools | 25.7171 | $4,500 | −$3,670 |
| Yale vs Emmett Township · same schools | 27.0655 | $4,736 | −$3,434 |
| Yale vs Kenockee Township · same schools | 27.6076 | $4,831 | −$3,339 |
| Yale vs Brockway Township · same schools | 28.6411 | $5,012 | −$3,159 |
| Yale vs Richmond | 41.9639 | $7,344 | −$827 |
| Yale vs Memphis | 44.2314 | $7,740 | −$430 |
Look up, pay and appeal your Yale taxes
Yale 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 Yale 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.
- St. Clair County property tax & maps search — parcel and tax search for Saint Clair County addresses.
- St. Clair 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 Yale (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 46.6898 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 Yale
Beyond the tax rate, three things shape what owning in Yale 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 · 1,433 sqft average across 602 single-family homes
SEMCOG Buildings_2024
Radon
3.07 pCi/L
average across 19 home tests · 24% above the EPA 4 pCi/L action level — elevated. ZIP 48097.
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 Yale, Michigan?
Yale is taxed at 46.6898 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 $8,171 a year.
Does the tax rate change by address within Yale?
No. All of Yale sits in Yale Public Schools, so the millage is 46.6898 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 Yale?
About $8,171 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 Yale 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 Yale compare with the rest of St. Clair County?
It is the 31 lowest of 31 municipalities in St. Clair County and 189 of 236 across the eight-county region — 19.62 mills above the county median.
How do I look up or pay my Yale property tax bill?
Summer and winter bills are collected by the Yale 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 St. Clair County Treasurer, whose parcel search covers every address in the county.
How do I appeal my Yale property tax assessment?
Petition the Yale 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 (46.6898 mills).
What your Yale 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 Yale — 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.