Flint property tax: where it goes
A typical Flint house pays about $1,450 a year on the property tax bill, including flat charges on the same bill. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.
A Flint house pays 7.019% of its taxable value before the exemption (5.234% with it) in property tax, plus flat charges on the same bill. For a house at $26,750 of taxable value with the homestead exemption, that's about $1,448 a year.
Tax is levied on taxable value; assessed value is set at 50 percent of true cash value.
The State of Michigan says rates for 2026 will be posted in spring 2027, so the 2025 totals are used.
Who taxes this house
| Taxing agency | Rate | On $26,750 |
|---|---|---|
| All levies for a principal residence in Flint City with Flint City School District (city, Genesee County, schools, ISD, college, State Education Tax), 2025 | 5.2335% | $1,400 |
| Flint City School District local school operating millage (17.8596 mills, up to 18 mills), which a Principal Residence Exemption removes (2025 non-homestead rate 70.1948 less principal residence rate 52.3352) (schools) | 1.786% | $0 |
| Street lighting assessment (per parcel, yearly) | flat | $48 |
| Total | 7.019% | $1,448 |
2025 tax year, Flint City with Flint City School District. Exemptions applied: A principal residence exemption exempts an owner’s principal residence from the local school operating millage, up to 18 mills. ($26,750).
How Flint compares with nearby cities
Property tax rate
- Beverly Hills · 42 mi5.24%
- Midland · 50 mi5.76%
- Owosso · 25 mi5.99%
- Bay City · 40 mi6.47%
- Flint7.02%
- Saginaw · 30 mi7.38%
The combined rate of every agency on the bill, before exemptions.
Ways to pay less
- Lower incomes: Homeowners Property Exemption (HOPE). If you cannot pay your taxes for financial reasons, you may be able to reduce the current year’s property tax obligation with the Homeowners Property Exemption (HOPE). How: Download the application from the City of Flint HOPE page; help is offered by the Genesee County Treasurer and Legal Services of Eastern Michigan.
- Lower incomes: Michigan Homestead Property Tax Credit. Tax year 2025 limits: maximum taxable value $165,400, total household resources limit $71,500, phase-out above $62,500, credit limit $1,900. How: See the Michigan Department of Treasury's Homestead Property Tax Credit information.
Dates
| When | What |
|---|---|
| Jun 1, 2027 | File a Principal Residence Exemption Affidavit (Form 2368) on or before June 1 to reduce that year’s property taxes beginning with the summer tax levy |
Sources
Checked October 22, 2026. Every number here comes from the public sources listed, matched by our checker.
Rates change every year; this page shows when it was last checked. Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.
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