St. Clair County · Official 2025 state millage

Yale Public Schools property taxes

Yale Public Schools spans 10 municipalities in St. Clair. The rate ranges from 26.1754 to 46.6898 mills depending on which one you buy in — $3,590 a year on a $350,000 home, for the same schools.

Same schools, $3,590 a year apart. Yale Public Schools spans 10 municipalities. Buy in Riley Township and the rate is 26.1754 mills; buy in Yale and it is 46.6898. On a $350,000 home that is $3,590 every year — $299 a month — for children attending the identical schools. A school district is not a taxing unit, and almost nobody checks this before writing an offer.

Millage by municipality

MunicipalityCountyHomesteadNon-homestead Annual tax on $350,000
Riley TownshipSt. Clair26.175444.1754$4,581
Wales TownshipSt. Clair27.088145.0881$4,740
Clyde TownshipSt. Clair27.094145.0941$4,741
Lynn TownshipSt. Clair27.279945.2799$4,774
Emmett TownshipSt. Clair28.160146.1601$4,928
Greenwood TownshipSt. Clair28.478746.4787$4,984
Kenockee TownshipSt. Clair28.988446.9884$5,073
Brockway TownshipSt. Clair29.735747.7357$5,204
Grant TownshipSt. Clair30.189948.1899$5,283
YaleSt. Clair46.689864.6898$8,171

Homestead (PRE) applies to a primary residence; non-homestead to rentals and second homes. The dollar column is the annual bill at the uncapped taxable value — half the purchase price — at the homestead rate. Boundaries are approximate at the parcel level; confirm the district for a specific address with the district or the assessor.

Common questions

What is the property tax rate for Yale Public Schools?

Yale Public Schools is taxed at 26.1754–46.6898 mills for a principal residence under the 2025 Michigan Department of Treasury millage report, across 10 municipalities in St. Clair.

Does Yale Public Schools span more than one municipality?

Yes — and it changes the bill. Yale Public Schools covers 10 municipalities, from 26.1754 mills in Riley Township to 46.6898 in Yale. That is $3,590 a year apart on a $350,000 home for children in the same schools, because a school district is not a taxing unit — the local millage stacks on top of it.

Which municipality in Yale Public Schools has the lowest property taxes?

Riley Township, at 26.1754 mills — about $4,581 a year on a $350,000 home, versus $8,171 in Yale.

Will my tax bill match the one listed on a Yale Public Schools home for sale?

Usually not. Michigan caps how fast taxable value can rise while one owner holds a property, and that cap comes off the year after it sells. The listed figure is the seller's capped bill; yours is calculated on the uncapped value, roughly half the price you pay.

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What your taxes become after you buy

Set the calculator to whichever municipality you're considering — the district rate follows the municipal line, not the school boundary.

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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.
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