The property tax rate in ZIP 48073 (Royal Oak area), 2026

Look past the headlines and the numbers start talking. The Census puts the property taxes as a share of home value in ZIP 48073 (Royal Oak area) at 1.26%.

That is about the same as the Oakland County figure of 1.27%.

Where ZIP 48073 (Royal Oak area) stands

Among 68 ZIP codes in Oakland County, ZIP 48073 (Royal Oak area) has the 34th highest figure, above 51% of them. The range runs from 0.87% in ZIP 48341 (Pontiac area) to 1.78% in ZIP 48033 (Southfield area).

The highest figures in the group belong to ZIP 48033 (Southfield area) (1.78%), ZIP 48070 (Huntington Woods area) (1.66%), and ZIP 48075 (Southfield area) (1.58%). Across all 226 Metro Detroit ZIP codes, ZIP 48073 (Royal Oak area) ranks 123rd.

Next door

ZIP 48017 (Clawson area) nearby comes in at 1.42%, 12% higher. ZIP 48072 (Berkley area) nearby comes in at 1.24%, about the same.

ZIP 48067 (Pleasant Ridge area) nearby comes in at 1.31%, 4% higher. ZIP 48070 (Huntington Woods area) nearby comes in at 1.66%, 31% higher.

Related numbers

For median property tax bill, ZIP 48073 (Royal Oak area) comes in at $4,091 a year. For median monthly housing costs, ZIP 48073 (Royal Oak area) comes in at $1,333 a month.

For monthly owner costs without a mortgage, ZIP 48073 (Royal Oak area) comes in at $639 a month.

What it means for you

So what does that mean for you?

The effective rate puts every community on the same scale: what a year of taxes costs for each dollar of home value.

How we read the numbers

The figure is the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Ranks compare ZIP 48073 (Royal Oak area) with the 68 ZIP codes in Oakland County that have the same figure on file, highest first.