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Tax history — 173 S GRAND POINTE DR

Columbia · COLUMBIA SCHOOL schools · Residential · Parcel 000-19-33-226-008-00

Newer tax values likely exist (our most recent Jackson data is the 2025 assessment roll). Have the local assessor verify current annual tax amounts.

Uncapping difference (2025)

$158,574(54.9%)

Current tax

$3,815/yr

Est. tax after uncapping

$8,464/yr

SEV

$288,700

Taxable Value

$130,126

The uncapping difference is the dollar amount between this parcel's State Equalized Value (half of market value) and its Taxable Value. Under Michigan's Proposal A (MCL 211.27a), Taxable Value rises annually by the lesser of CPI or 5%, while SEV tracks the market (through the assessor's determination of "true cash value") without that cap. When ownership transfers (some exceptions apply), Taxable Value resets up to SEV the following year — this is called uncapping. For a residential buyer, the uncapped Taxable Value generally applies in the year after purchase, and if the buyer does not claim a Principal Residence Exemption the non-homestead school operating millage (currently ~18 mills more) also applies. The uncapping difference is a useful signal of how large that shift (between the current owner or seller's and a future owner's) in taxable basis could be. If you've ever heard the phrase “tax shock” in regards to Michigan property taxes, that is a colloquial reference to the uncapping effect.

Living in this home as your primary residence qualifies for Michigan's Principal Residence Exemption (PRE), which shaves about 18 mills off your tax bill — roughly $18 less per $1,000 of taxable value each year. Rentals, second homes, and commercial property pay the full rate. Here that's 29.32 mills with PRE vs 47.32 mills without — and partial-PRE properties (e.g., an owner-occupied duplex with a rental unit) prorate between the two.

Years under cap

Class

Residential · 401 - RESIDENTIAL

Homestead %

100%

2025 millage

29.32 / 47.32 mills

Single-year snapshot

A multi-year assessment history isn't available for Jackson County yet — the figures above use the 2025 public-records assessment snapshot. The SEV vs Taxable Value gap and uncapping % still show what a new owner's taxable basis would reset to on transfer.

Current tax = Taxable Value × millage ÷ 1000 — what the owner pays today under Proposal A's cap. Est. tax = SEV × millage ÷ 1000 — what a buyer would pay the year after closing, once Taxable Value uncaps to SEV per MCL 211.27a. The Total mills column shows the actual effective rate that tax year (PRE-weighted by the row's homestead %), sourced per year from the Michigan Treasury L-4029 Total Property Tax Rates archive. Latest year (2025) for Columbia TOWNSHIP / COLUMBIA SCHOOL DISTRICT is 29.3164 / 47.3164 mills (PRE / non-PRE). Years after 2025 use the 2025 rate as the closest published reference (next L-4029 not yet published). Pre-2025 years where the L-4029 row couldn't be cross-referenced to a modern school district code render “—” rather than guess.

Data + methodology

Source: Jackson County Public Records.

SEV (State Equalized Value) — set at 50% of true cash value by the local assessor (Michigan Constitution, Article IX § 3).

Taxable Value (TV) — the value annual property taxes are calculated against. TV rises annually by the lesser of CPI or 5% under Proposal A (1994). On ownership transfer, TV resets up to SEV the following year ("uncapping") per MCL 211.27a.

Annual tax = TV × millage ÷ 1000, per MCL 211.34d.

Uncapping difference = SEV − TV. The amount TV would jump to if the property transferred today, before any millage changes or exemption adjustments.

Tax-cost calculations use 2025 millage rates from the Michigan Department of Treasury Property Tax Estimator. Tax calculation availability is limited to parcels with school districts listed in public records. The state publishes millage rates annually on its own cadence (the L-4029 Total Rates Report) and your title company or local assessor may have more recent certified figures.

BETA NOTICE — This page is part of the Jackson beta. Numbers are published assessor data and unedited. Commentary is actively being refined; feedback welcome.