Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Delta County is $1,253.00 per year, based on a median home value of $100,600.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 1.25% of property value.

Delta County collects relatively high property taxes, and is ranked in the top half of all counties in the United States by property tax collections. Of the eighty-three counties in Michigan, Delta County is ranked 55th by median property taxes, and 36th by median tax as percentage of home value.

While Delta County collects a median of 1.25% of a property's each year as property tax, the actual amount of property tax collected is lower compared to the rest of Michigan. This is partially because the median property value in Delta County is $31,600.00 lower than the Michigan median property value of $132,200.00.

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55th out of 83 By median yearly property tax

36th out of 83 By percentage of median home value

69th out of 83 By percentage of median income

You can see how Delta County (highlighted in green) compares to the eighty-three other counties in Michigan with the bar chart above, sorted by median property tax in dollars. For a visual map of county property tax rates in Michigan, see our Michigan county property tax map.

Remember: Real estate prices also play a large part in which Michigan counties have the highest and lowest median property taxes. Higher-valued properties will generally have higher taxes, even if the median percentage of home value levied as property tax is different. For comparisons, you can also use Percentage Of Home Value.

Property tax assessments in Delta County are the responsibility of the Delta County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Escanaba, Michigan.

If you need to pay your property tax bill, ask about a property tax assessment, look up the Delta County property tax due date, or find property tax records, visit the Delta County Tax Assessor's page. Applications for the Delta County homestead exemption, any property tax appeals, and applications for a current use tax reduction must also be submitted to the Delta County Assessor's Office.

For some properties, you can easily find the most recent tax assessment by looking up the property address with our property records search. You can also use our Delta County Property Tax Calculator to estimate your property tax based on median tax values (results open in new page).