Otsego County property tax rates, 2025

Combined rates for each of 11 places, lowest first. Each page shows the rate of every taxing unit that makes up the total.

Lowest combined rate
19.2057Chester Township
Highest combined rate
38.9096Gaylord
Places
112025
Chester Township 2 19.2057 20.1773
Bagley Township 1 19.5557 19.5557
Corwith Township 1 19.9519 19.9519
Hayes Township 1 20.0057 20.0057
Dover Township 3 20.4394 21.411
Livingston Township 2 20.4557 20.9911
Elmira Township 1 20.903 20.903
Otsego Lake Township 3 21.2817 25.1332
Charlton Township 1 21.3929 21.3929
Vanderbilt Village 1 29.0984 29.0984
Gaylord 1 38.9096 38.9096

Rates are mills (dollars per $1,000 of taxable value), 2025.

Source: Michigan Department of Treasury, 2025 Total Property Tax Rates in Michigan. Retrieved 2026-10-26.

Property tax in Otsego County

In 2025, combined rates in Otsego County run from 19.2057 in Chester Township to 38.9096 in Gaylord, mills (dollars per $1,000 of taxable value). On an assessed value of $300,000, that's $5,762 to $11,673 a year before credits or relief.

Choose a place above to see each rate that makes up its total and estimate a bill, or read the Michigan property tax guide.