The median owner-occupied home in Oakland County had a real-estate tax bill of $4,241 (± $35) a year, compared with $2,795 in Michigan and $2,969 nationwide. The median home value was $320,400 (± $2,411), compared with $217,600 in Michigan and $303,400 nationwide.
| Measure | Oakland County | Michigan | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,272,294 | 10,051,595 | 332,387,540 |
| Median annual property tax bill (homeowners) | $4,241 ± $35 | $2,795 ± $9 | $2,969 ± $3 |
| Median home value | $320,400 ± $2,411 | $217,600 ± $692 | $303,400 ± $362 |
| Median household income | $95,296 ± $1,130 | $71,149 ± $286 | $78,538 ± $176 |
| Property tax as a share of home value (calculated) | 1.32% ± 0.01 points | 1.28% ± 0.01 points | 0.98% ± under 0.01 points |
| Homes lived in by their owners | 72.3% ± 0.5 points | 72.9% ± 0.2 points | 65.0% ± 0.3 points |
| Owner households headed by someone 65 or older | 30.2% ± 0.3 points | 32.6% ± 0.1 points | 32.6% ± 0.2 points |
| Owners spending 30% or more of income on housing costs | 19.1% ± 0.5 points | 19.2% ± 0.2 points | 22.2% ± 0.1 points |
How to read these numbers
- These are estimates from a survey, not a count. The American Community Survey asks a sample of households. The ± figure is the Census Bureau’s margin of error: the true value is very likely within that range of the estimate. Small places have large margins.
- “Too imprecise to report” means the margin of error is at least half of the estimate, so printing the number would suggest accuracy that does not exist. A “rough guide only” note means the margin is a quarter to a half of the estimate.
- Property tax bill and home value are medians for owner-occupied homes. Half of the homes are above the figure and half below. A median bill is not the rate set by a city or town; the bill combines taxes levied by every local government that serves the home, such as the school district and county.
- “Calculated” rows are worked out by Untax the Roof from the Census figures above them. They compare two medians, so they describe the place, not a particular household.
- Missing is not zero. Where the Census Bureau publishes no figure, this page says so.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2019–2023: tables B25103 (real estate taxes), B25077 (home value), B19013 (household income), B01003 (population), B25003 (owners and renters), B25007 (age of householder), B25091 (housing costs as a share of income); see the Census ACS data page.
Cities, towns and villages in Oakland County (41)
Incorporated places with their own local government. A place that crosses a county line is listed in each county it touches and marked “partly”; its page shows figures for the whole place.
- Auburn Hills
- Berkley
- Beverly Hills
- Bingham Farms
- Birmingham
- Bloomfield Hills
- Clawson
- Farmington
- Farmington Hills
- Fenton (partly in this county)
- Ferndale
- Franklin
- Hazel Park
- Holly
- Huntington Woods
- Keego Harbor
- Lake Angelus
- Lake Orion
- Lathrup Village
- Leonard
- Madison Heights
- Milford
- Northville (partly in this county)
- Novi
- Oak Park
- Orchard Lake Village
- Ortonville
- Oxford
- Pleasant Ridge
- Pontiac
- Rochester
- Rochester Hills
- Royal Oak
- South Lyon
- Southfield
- Sylvan Lake
- Troy
- Village of Clarkston
- Walled Lake
- Wixom
- Wolverine Lake
Towns and townships in Oakland County (50)
- Addison
- Auburn Hills city
- Berkley city
- Birmingham city
- Bloomfield charter
- Bloomfield Hills city
- Brandon charter
- Clawson city
- Commerce charter
- Farmington city
- Farmington Hills city
- Fenton city
- Ferndale city
- Groveland
- Hazel Park city
- Highland charter
- Holly
- Huntington Woods city
- Independence charter
- Keego Harbor city
- Lake Angelus city
- Lathrup Village city
- Lyon charter
- Madison Heights city
- Milford charter
- Novi
- Novi city
- Oak Park city
- Oakland charter
- Orchard Lake Village city
- Orion charter
- Oxford charter
- Pleasant Ridge city
- Pontiac city
- Rochester city
- Rochester Hills city
- Royal Oak charter
- Royal Oak city
- South Lyon city
- Southfield
- Southfield city
- Springfield charter
- Sylvan Lake city
- Troy city
- Village of Clarkston city
- Walled Lake city
- Waterford charter
- West Bloomfield charter
- White Lake charter
- Wixom city
Other named communities in Oakland County (54)
These names come from the U.S. Geological Survey’s Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), which records historical and local names of populated places: small settlements, neighborhoods, rural localities and former towns. The Census Bureau does not report them as cities, towns or census-designated places, so no figures exist for them at this level. The county figures above are the closest available estimate. A name can appear for a place that no longer exists or that lies inside a larger place.
- Andersonville
- Auburn Heights
- Austin Corners
- Big Beaver
- Bloomfield
- Brandon Gardens
- Briarwood Senior Housing
- Campbells Corner
- Charing Cross
- Clarenceville
- Clarkston
- Clintonville
- Clyde
- Commerce
- Davisburg
- Drayton Plains
- East Highland
- Farmington Acres
- Five Points
- Four Towns
- Gingellville
- Glengary
- Goodison
- Groveland Corners
- Hickory Ridge
- Highland
- Jossman Acres
- Lake Orion Heights
- Lakeville
- New Hudson
- Newark
- North Farmington
- Oak Grove
- Oakley Park
- Oakwood
- Oxbow
- Perry Lake Heights
- Quakertown
- Rose Center
- Rose Corners
- Rudds Mill
- Seven Harbors
- Springfield
- Stony Creek
- Thomas
- Union Lake
- Walters
- Waterford
- Waterstone
- West Highland
- Westacres
- White Lake
- Wood Creek Farms
- Yates