Beverly Hills, MI · Updated Oct 2026

What a Beverly Hills home costs each year

Property tax, water, trash and energy from public rates. Look up your address to make it yours, and see how to pay less.

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Example · a Beverly Hills house

$13,604a year · $1,134 a month

Starts at $192,130 of taxable value. Typical use.

Property tax$7,458
5.238% of $192,130 taxable value, with the principal residence exemption
Electricity and gas$2,738
609.81 kWh a month $1,759 · 68.74 therms $979
Water and sewer$2,352
9 units (CCF) a month on Village of Beverly Hills: water $65, sewer $131 a month
TrashIncluded
Paid through the Village's rubbish millage on the Village tax bill
Home insurance$1,056
Typical premium $1,056

A typical Beverly Hills house costs about $13,600 a year: $7,460 property tax and charges, $2,350 water and sewer, $2,740 electricity and gas, $1,060 home insurance; trash is paid through property tax. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.

Rates checked Oct 21, 2026. Insurance: what you enter, or a typical premium until you do. Sources are listed at the bottom.

Ways to pay less

Nothing here applies to every house automatically. These are worth checking:

Seniors and owners facing hardship: tax deferment or poverty exemption
Under state law, senior citizens and certain eligible persons may qualify for a property tax deferment or a poverty exemption.
How: Ask Southfield Township (248-540-3420); fillable forms are on the Township's Forms page.
Disabled veterans: property tax exemption
Certain disabled veterans may qualify for an exemption of property tax.
How: See the Southfield Township Forms page for more information and fillable forms.
Lower incomes: Michigan Homestead Property Tax CreditUp to $1,900
For tax year 2025 the credit is up to $1,900 for homes with a taxable value of $165,400 or less and total household resources up to $71,500; it phases out above $62,500.
How: See the Michigan Department of Treasury's Homestead Property Tax Credit information.
Free bulky item pickup every week
Put one or two large items (mattresses, furniture, appliances, doors, rolled carpet) at the curb on your trash day; the Village contractor collects them year-round at no charge.
How: Place them at the curb on your trash pickup day.
Get $50 for an old working refrigerator$50
DTE has a program that pays residents $50 to pick up an old refrigerator that still works.
How: Follow the DTE program link on the Village's Refuse Guidelines page for details.
Income at or below 150% of poverty: Consumers Energy $17 monthly gas credit$17.00 a month
Consumers Energy credits $17.00 a month on the gas bill of a principal residence customer whose household income is at or below 150% of the federal poverty level.
How: Show Consumers Energy proof of a Home Heating Credit energy draft, State Emergency Relief, Michigan Energy Assistance Program help or Medicaid in the past 12 months.

Adjust to match your bills

What you know

Taxable valueUse the taxable value on your tax bill or assessment notice, not the assessed or state equalized value. Buying? The seller's taxable value doesn't carry over: the year after you buy, your taxable value resets to the state equalized value, about half the market value (a $600,000 house means about $300,000 of taxable value).

I live here and have the Principal Residence Exemption

Home insurance, a yearFrom your policy. We start at $1,056, NAIC average HO-3 homeowners premium for Michigan, 2022, as published by the Insurance Information Institute.

Your use

Water, units a month

On your water bill. 1 unit (CCF) is 748 gallons. A typical house uses 7–12.

Electricity, kWh a month

On your DTE Electric bill. An electric car adds about 300 kWh.

Gas, therms a month (yearly average)

Money dates

Nov 1in 8 daysDeadline to file a Principal Residence Exemption Affidavit (Form 2368) with the assessor for the winter tax levy; one filed from June 2 through November 1 reduces that year's taxes beginning with the winter levy
Feb 14in 113 daysSouthfield Township winter tax bill due without penalty
Mar 1Unpaid taxes are turned over to Oakland County with additional penalties
Jun 1File a Principal Residence Exemption Affidavit by June 1 to lower that year's taxes starting with the summer levy

Who serves this house

Water: Village of Beverly Hills; Village of Beverly Hills rates effective July 1, 2026; residential bills are quarterly
Property tax: 5.24% of value; 2026 Village and 2026 summer rates; winter rates from the 2025 winter bill (Southfield Township, Oakland County, Birmingham schools)
Garbage: Village of Beverly Hills (private contractor); Trash, recycling and yard waste are collected weekly by a private contractor; the Village is a member of SOCRRA, which runs the Troy transfer station and recycling facility
Electricity: DTE Electric; DTE Electric is the electric utility listed in the Village budget
Gas: Consumers Energy; Consumers Energy is the gas utility listed in the Village budget
Schools: Birmingham Public Schools; Oakland County's 2025 tax rate table lists the Birmingham City School District for the Village of Beverly Hills

Pay or manage your bills

Your water

Source: The Village buys water from SOCWA, which supplies Great Lakes Water Authority water from the Detroit River and lower Lake Huron watershed
Lead: 2025 tap tests: 90th percentile lead 0 ppb (action level 12 ppb); 1 lead service line and 33 of unknown material among 4,224
PFAS: 2024 federal monitoring (UCMR 5): all 29 PFAS and lithium were non-detect in all four quarters

Other MI cities

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How these numbers are made

Property tax: Beverly Hills homes get three bills: the Village tax in July and Southfield Township's summer and winter bills. We add the 2026 Village rate (13.4316 mills, which includes the rubbish millage that pays for trash pickup), the 2026 summer rates and the 2025 winter rates (the 2026 winter rates are set in December), for 38.8189 mills with a Principal Residence Exemption and 52.3826 mills without one. Birmingham Public Schools levies 18 operating mills on homes without the exemption; homes with it pay the district's smaller hold-harmless operating levy (2.1349 summer plus 2.3014 winter mills) instead, which is how the 13.5637-mill difference is modeled.
Taxable value: Michigan taxes the taxable value, which is capped at inflation or 5% a year and is usually well below half of market value for long-time owners; it resets to the state equalized value (half of true cash value) the year after a sale. We start at the average 2025 taxable value of a residential parcel in the Village ($192,130 = $785,813,500 over 4,090 parcels, which includes condominiums and vacant residential lots); 2026 values are a little higher. Enter your own taxable value from your bill.
Water and sewer: Village rates effective July 1, 2026, billed quarterly and divided by 3: water $57.63 ready-to-serve ($19.21 a month) plus $5.08 per unit; sewer $95.72 ready-to-serve plus $22.94 debt service ($39.55 a month) plus $10.17 per unit. A unit is taken as 100 cubic feet (1 CCF), the unit the Village's 2025 rate notice used. The Village publishes no typical household use, so the page starts at 9 CCF a month.
Electricity: the Michigan Public Service Commission's September 1, 2026 bill comparison for DTE Electric, which includes all surcharges: $10.00 a month with no use plus 22.401 cents per kWh (the step from $10.00 to $234.01 at 1,000 kWh), which reproduces its 500 and 2,000 kWh bills. Typical use is 610 kWh a month (EIA 2024: DTE Electric residential sales of 15,131,396 MWh over 2,067,758 customers).
Gas: Consumers Energy Rate A: $17.00 a month plus, per Mcf, the $5.7786 distribution charge, the average of the April to June 2026 gas cost recovery factors ($3.6837), the $0.4124 energy efficiency surcharge and the $0.1342 home products credit, converted to about $0.939 per therm (1 Mcf = 10 CCF; 1.037 therms per CCF). The gas cost factor changes monthly. Typical use is about 69 therms a month (EIA 2024 Michigan residential gas use per customer).
Insurance: the 2022 NAIC statewide average premium for Michigan (HO-3), until you enter your own. Not included: GLWA industrial waste control charges and any charges that apply only to individual parcels.
Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.

Sources

How Beverly Hills compares

A typical Beverly Hills house against the 12 Michigan cities we cover, using the same default numbers as the total above.

Per year	Beverly Hills	Median	Where it falls
Property tax rate	5.24%	6.04%	lower than 10 of the other 11 Michigan cities we cover
Water	$779	$524	higher than 7 of the other 11 Michigan cities we cover
Sewer and utility-bill fees	$1,573	$761	higher than 11 of the other 11 Michigan cities we cover
Electricity and gas	$2,738	$2,762	lower than 6 of the other 11 Michigan cities we cover
Home insurance	$1,056	$1,056	in the middle of 11 other Michigan cities we cover
Total	$13,604	$8,568	higher than 10 of the other 11 Michigan cities we cover

Cities bill differently (some put trash on the tax bill, some cover more services), so a higher number isn't necessarily worse. The property tax rate is compared instead of dollars because house values differ.

Questions to ask your candidates

Each one starts from a number above. Any candidate can answer them.

1. Property tax rate

The fact: Beverly Hills's property tax rate is 5.24%, lower than 10 of the other 11 Michigan cities we cover. The rate adds up every agency on the bill, not only the city.

Ask: "Property tax in Beverly Hills is 5.24%, lower than 10 of the other 11 Michigan cities we cover. What should that money pay for first, and would you change anything about how it is set?"

2. Sewer and utility-bill fees

The fact: Sewer and flat utility-bill charges here come to about $1,573 a year, higher than 11 of the other 11 Michigan cities we cover. Some cities bill sewer on the property tax bill instead, which is not counted here.

Ask: "Sewer and flat utility-bill charges here cost about $1,573 a year, higher than 11 of the other 11 Michigan cities we cover. What drives that cost, and would you change anything?"

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Common questions about Beverly Hills house costs

What is the property tax rate in Beverly Hills?

About 3.88% of taxable value a year for an owner's principal residence, or 5.24% without the Principal Residence Exemption (2026 Village and 2026 summer rates; winter rates from the 2025 winter bill (Southfield Township, Oakland County, Birmingham schools)).

How much is property tax on a $500,000 house in Beverly Hills?

A house bought for $500,000 starts at about $250,000 of taxable value (50% of its value), so about $9,705 a year with the principal residence exemption. After that, taxable value rises by inflation or 5%, whichever is lower, until the house sells again.

How much is the water bill in Beverly Hills?

About $196 a month for water and sewer at typical use (9 units, or 6,732 gallons a month) on Village of Beverly Hills.

How much does trash pickup cost in Beverly Hills?

Paid through the Village's rubbish millage on the Village tax bill

Can seniors lower their property tax or bills in Beverly Hills?

Yes. Seniors and owners facing hardship: tax deferment or poverty exemption: Under state law, senior citizens and certain eligible persons may qualify for a property tax deferment or a poverty exemption.

Where can I get help paying utility bills in Beverly Hills?

Seniors and owners facing hardship: tax deferment or poverty exemption: Under state law, senior citizens and certain eligible persons may qualify for a property tax deferment or a poverty exemption. Ask Southfield Township (248-540-3420); fillable forms are on the Township's Forms page.

How much does a house in Beverly Hills cost to run each year?

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