Cost of Living in Farmington Hills
Farmington Hills runs genuinely above Michigan's statewide housing norms, with a real, disclosed effective property tax rate spread and no city income tax.
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Learn moreHousing costs carry a real, disclosed spread
Farmington Hills's housing figures carried a real spread by source: a $342,500 median sale price (flat YoY) versus a $385,085 average home value (Zillow, up 2.3% YoY) -- both genuinely above Michigan's statewide median.
A property tax rate that varies by source and ZIP
Farmington Hills's own median effective property tax rate ran 1.29% per Ownwell versus a separately-cited higher 1.59% figure, with ZIP-level variation between 1.33% (48331) and 1.18% (48336) -- both above the Michigan statewide median (1.05%).
Michigan's near-flat state income tax, with no Farmington Hills add-on
Michigan levies a flat 4.25% state income tax. Farmington Hills does not appear on the Michigan Treasury's own official 24-city local-income-tax list -- this record deliberately discards a conflicting, unreliable 2.69% figure from a lower-confidence aggregator that does not match Michigan's real tax structure.
Key takeaways
- Farmington Hills's housing carries a real, disclosed price spread ($342,500-$385,085) across cited sources, genuinely above Michigan's statewide median.
- Farmington Hills's effective property tax rate (1.29%-1.59% across sources) runs above the Michigan statewide median.
- Michigan's flat 4.25% state rate applies with NO additional Farmington Hills city income tax.
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