Garden City property tax: where it goes
A typical Garden City house pays about $4,630 a year on the property tax bill, including flat charges on the same bill. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.
A Garden City house pays 7.284% of its taxable value before the exemption (5.484% with it) in property tax. For a house at $84,400 of taxable value with the homestead exemption, that's about $4,629 a year.
Tax is levied on Michigan Treasury 2025 total millage rates for the Garden City School District: 55.0874 mills with the Principal Residence Exemption, 73.0874 without.
The City's adopted 2026-27 levy (Ordinance A26-001) is 23.8980 mills, down from 24.1429 in 2025-26. The Michigan Treasury's 2026 total rates were not published, so the county, school, State Education Tax and Wayne RESA pieces are from its 2025 report; the total mixes years.
Pay or manage it
Who taxes this house
| Taxing agency | Rate | On $84,400 |
|---|---|---|
| Garden City 2026-27 levy (23.8980 mills, Ordinance A26-001) plus 2025 Wayne County, State Education Tax, Wayne RESA and Garden City School District levies (mixed years, with the Principal Residence Exemption) | 5.4843% | $4,629 |
| Local school operating levy (18 mills in this district; exempted by the Principal Residence Exemption) (schools) | 1.8% | $0 |
| Total | 7.284% | $4,629 |
2025 tax year, Wayne County (Garden City School District). Exemptions applied: Principal Residence Exemption (exempts the school operating levy, 18 mills in this district) ($84,400).
How Garden City compares with nearby cities
Property tax rate
- Beverly Hills · 15 mi5.24%
- Ann Arbor · 20 mi6.08%
- Lincoln Park · 10 mi7.08%
- Wayne · 4 mi7.13%
- Garden City7.28%
The combined rate of every agency on the bill, before exemptions.
Ways to pay less
- Owners: Principal Residence Exemption. State of Michigan How: An owner’s principal residence is exempt from local school operating millage, up to 18 mills.
- 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.
- Ages 62+ with income up to $40,000: defer summer taxes. City of Garden City Tax Office How: A deferral of summer taxes until February 14 is available on the homestead of owners age 62 or older whose household income does not exceed $40,000; an application must be filed each year (by September 15, 2026 for 2026).
Dates
| When | What |
|---|---|
| Feb 15, 2027 | Winter 2026 taxes are accepted through February 15, 2027 without penalty or interest; the City adds a 3% penalty on February 16, 2027 |
| Mar 2, 2027 | Beginning March 2, 2027, unpaid 2026 real property taxes must be paid to the Wayne County Treasurer with additional penalty and interest |
Checked October 28, 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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