Property tax in Marquette County, Michigan

By Brent Chudoba, editor Updated September 23, 2026

The median property tax bill in Marquette County, Michigan is $2,109 a year, which is about 0.97% of the county's median home value of $216,500. That effective rate is lower than the typical Michigan county (1.09%) and higher than the national median (0.81%). These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024); your own bill depends on your home's assessed value and any exemptions.

Estimate the property tax on a home in Marquette County

Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Marquette County's average effective rate of 0.97% (Census). The real bill depends on the home's assessed value, the millage where it sits and any exemptions.

Home market value

Estimated property tax: $2,100 / year

Property tax in Marquette County at a glance

Marquette County, Michigan property tax (Census ACS, reviewed September 23, 2026)
Measure	Value
Median annual property tax	$2,109
Median home value	$216,500
Effective tax rate	0.97%
Typical Michigan county rate	1.09%
National median county rate	0.81%

Effective rate = median real estate taxes paid divided by median home value. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

How does Marquette County compare in Michigan?

Among Michigan's 83 counties, Marquette County has the 65th highest effective property-tax rate: 64 rank higher and 18 rank lower. That is on the lower side for Michigan. Nationally, it ranks 1197th of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Michigan county ranked.

How much do homeowners in Marquette County actually pay?

The median is only the middle bill. Across Marquette County's 19,679 owner-occupied homes, 29.7% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 50% pay at least $2,000, and 11.3% pay under $800. Another 4.4% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.

Annual property tax paid by Marquette County homeowners (Census ACS 2020-2024)
Annual bill	Homes	Share
Under $800	2,219	11.3%
$800 to $1,499	4,118	20.9%
$1,500 to $1,999	2,631	13.4%
$2,000 to $2,999	3,992	20.3%
$3,000 or more	5,844	29.7%
No property tax paid	875	4.4%

Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $2,350 and owners without one pay $1,849. Owners who have paid off a home have usually held it longer, and in states that cap how fast an existing owner's assessment can rise, long-held homes carry lower assessed values. Census table B25103.

How does the Marquette County property tax bill compare with local incomes?

The median property tax bill of $2,109 is about 2.5% of the median income of Marquette County homeowner households, $84,741 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 69.6% of Marquette County's occupied homes are lived in by their owners; renters pay property tax too, just folded into rent.

Have property taxes gone up in Marquette County?

Yes. The median bill went from $1,746 in 2015-2019 to $2,109 in 2020-2024, a 20.8% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 41.1%, from $153,400 to $216,500. Bills rose more slowly than values, which is what assessment caps and falling millage rates do: the county is taxing a smaller share of each home's worth.

Two Census ACS 5-year periods with no survey years in common, in each period's own dollars. A change counts only if it exceeds the combined 90% margin of error.

Property tax in counties next to Marquette County

Marquette County borders 8 counties.

Marquette County and its neighbors, highest effective rate first (Census ACS 2020-2024)
County	Effective rate	Median bill	Median home value
Iron County, MI	1.34%	$1,467	$109,100
Dickinson County, MI	1.27%	$1,940	$153,300
Baraga County, MI	1.22%	$1,679	$138,100
Houghton County, MI	1.16%	$1,858	$159,900
Delta County, MI	1.13%	$1,771	$157,100
Menominee County, MI	1.01%	$1,537	$151,800
Keweenaw County, MI	0.99%	$1,689	$169,800
Marquette County, MI (this county)	0.97%	$2,109	$216,500
Alger County, MI	0.94%	$1,656	$176,200

How is a home assessed in Marquette County?

Michigan assesses homes at 50% of market value in every county, Marquette County included. How Michigan assesses and reappraises homes.

Is there a homestead exemption in Marquette County?

Yes, but not as a dollar amount. Michigan's Principal Residence Exemption exempts your primary home from the local school operating millage, up to 18 mills. File Form 2368 with your assessor. That is the Michigan rule, and it applies in Marquette County. Michigan's exemptions and relief programs in full.

When are property taxes due in Marquette County?

Two bills a year: a summer bill, commonly due mid-September, and a winter bill, commonly due mid-February. Exact dates are set by each city or township charter and do vary, so check with your local treasurer.

Michigan splits the bill into 2 installments. That is the Michigan rule. Marquette County issues and collects the bill, so the dates printed on your statement are the ones that bind you.

How to appeal your Marquette County property assessment

You contest the assessed value with the Local Board of Review, then the Michigan Tax Tribunal. The filing deadline is typically July 31 for residential property (Tax Tribunal). That is the Michigan rule; Marquette County sets the exact dates and forms. The Michigan appeal process step by step.

Michigan rules from primary state sources, reviewed September 7, 2026; sources on the Michigan page.

Work out your own numbers

Sources

Median real estate taxes paid and median home value for Marquette County, Michigan: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020-2024), tables B25103, B25077, B25102, B25119 and B25003; the five-year comparison uses the 2015-2019 estimates. Neighboring counties: Census county adjacency file.