Oscoda County Property Taxes
Oscoda County, Michigan
Effective Tax Rate
0.00%
43.8% below state avgMedian Annual Tax
$0
$99/mo escrow
Estimate Your Tax
Annual Tax
$0
Monthly
$0
Eff. Rate
0.94%
At a Glance
Median Home Value
$126,000
State avg ▼ $182,224
Tax w/ Mortgage/yr
$1,233
$103/mo escrow
Tax w/o Mortgage/yr
$1,110
$93/mo
State Tax Rate Rank
#11
of 83 counties (1 = lowest)
Data Story
About Property Taxes in Oscoda County, Michigan
Oscoda among America's lowest-tax counties
Oscoda County's effective tax rate of 0.938% sits well below the national median of 1.1%, placing it in the bottom 30% nationally for property tax burden. The median tax bill of $1,182 is just 44% of the national median of $2,690.
Michigan's second-lowest tax rate
Oscoda's 0.938% effective rate ranks among Michigan's very lowest, trailing only a handful of counties below the state average of 1.166%. The county's median tax of $1,182 is approximately 56% of Michigan's median.
Lowest rate among nearby northern counties
Oscoda's 0.938% rate is the second-lowest in the region, second only to Otsego (0.891%), and beats Osceola (1.059%), Ontonagon (1.232%), and Presque Isle (1.022%). Homeowners here enjoy some of the state's most favorable tax rates.
A $126,000 home costs about $1,182 yearly
Oscoda's median home value of $126,000 multiplied by its 0.938% rate yields a median annual tax of $1,182. Homeowners with mortgages typically face assessments around $1,233 per year.
Even low-tax counties reward appeal verification
Though Oscoda's rate is already favorable, homeowners should still verify their assessed value against comparable properties. An overassessment appeal can further reduce an already-modest tax bill.
How Oscoda County Compares
Median Annual Property Tax
Oscoda County
0.94%
Effective rate
Michigan Avg
1.15%
Effective rate
National Avg
0.91%
Effective rate
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Data updated: March 2026
Data from U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates. Effective tax rate is calculated as median property tax divided by median home value.