The list
Property taxes as a share of home value, Detroit.
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1
McDougall-Hunt 4.78%
District 5, 2 Census tracts
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2
Penrose 3.45%
District 2, 1 Census tract
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3
Nardin Park 2.98%
District 7, 2 Census tracts
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4
Yorkshire Woods 2.71%
District 4, 2 Census tracts
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5
Nortown 2.63%
District 3, 2 Census tracts
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6
District 3, 1 Census tract
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7
The Eye 2.56%
District 1, 1 Census tract
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8
Greenfield-Grand River 2.54%
District 1, 1 Census tract
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9
Petoskey-Otsego 2.48%
District 5, 1 Census tract
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10
Castle Rouge 2.44%
District 1, 1 Census tract
Numbers do not play favorites, and this list is no exception. Rebuild Detroit compared 134 neighborhoods in Detroit by property taxes as a share of home value for 2026.
McDougall-Hunt comes first with 4.78%, 178% above the median. The Detroit median is 1.72%.
Who leads the list
McDougall-Hunt leads the list with 4.78% (District 5, 2 Census tracts). Penrose is second with 3.45% (District 2, 1 Census tract).
Nardin Park takes third with 2.98% (District 7, 2 Census tracts).
The rest of the top 10
Rounding out the top 10 are Yorkshire Woods (2.71%), Nortown (2.63%), Northeast Central District (2.61%), The Eye (2.56%), Greenfield-Grand River (2.54%), Petoskey-Otsego (2.48%), and Castle Rouge (2.44%). District 1 holds 3 of the top 10 spots, and District 3 holds 2.
The other end of the list
At the other end of Detroit, North End has the lowest figure with 0.39%. That is a spread of 4.39% between first and last place.
By the numbers
The gap between number 1 and number 2 is 1.33%. The top 10 average 2.92%, against 1.59% for the other 124 neighborhoods.
67 of the 134 neighborhoods sit above the median.
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. A low spot here is not a verdict on the people who live there. It is one public number, and numbers move when a community moves them.
How we ranked
Every number is the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. A neighborhood's figures combine the Census tracts whose center falls inside its boundary; its medians are population-weighted averages of those tracts' medians.
Industrial areas, parks and the airport are left out.
Final word
This list updates when the numbers behind it do, and every place on it links to its own guide on Rebuild Detroit. Keep this page handy.
Sources
Editor In Chief, Detroit Ledger
Victoria Jackson is a lifelong student and sharp-eyed documentarian of all things Detroit, from its rich musical roots and cultural icons to its shifting neighborhoods, storied architecture, and underground legends.