Antrim County, Michigan
Use this county page to find the right government office or narrow down to a city or township. The service directory covers common county jobs; the local pages add property-tax context, school-district rate ranges, nearby places, and Porch Notes tied to each community.
County snapshot
Cities
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Townships
15
School districts
11
Primary home (PRE) rates, for homes with Michigan's Principal Residence Exemption, range from 19.7706 mills to 39.1766 mills.
Other property, often called non-homestead, usually means rentals, vacation homes, and second homes. Those rates range from 37.7706 mills to 56.9209 mills.
Rate rows come from the official Michigan Treasury millage-rate reports . Data used: 2025 Michigan Treasury Total Property Tax Rates. Last reviewed July 12, 2026.
Use this carefully: Michigan Porch uses the statewide published rates as a planning aid. The local assessor or treasurer controls parcel-specific values, due dates, and special assessments.
County service directory
Find the office before you make the trip
Some questions stay with the city or township. Others move to the county, a health district, or a court. Start with the job you need done, then confirm hours, fees, and forms with the office.
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Marriage licenses, local vital records, and elections
Antrim County clerk
Start with the clerk for a marriage license, a county-filed birth or death record, election information, and other county records.
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Deeds, mortgages, and recorded land documents
Antrim County register of deeds
Use this office for recorded property documents. It does not decide ownership disputes or tell you whether a deed is legally sufficient.
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Delinquent real-property tax and foreclosure questions
Antrim County treasurer
Current bills usually begin with the city or township treasurer. After the local collection period, delinquent real-property tax moves to the county or the state foreclosing unit.
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Private wells, septic systems, and local health services
Local health department
Michigan has county and multi-county health departments. Use the state finder to see which department serves this county before applying or making an appointment.
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District, circuit, probate, or family-court business
Michigan trial courts serving this county
The court depends on the case type and sometimes the city or district. The judiciary directory lists court locations, websites, and contact information by county.
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Countywide assessment data and equalization
Antrim County equalization
Your local assessor and Board of Review handle an individual parcel first. County equalization studies values across local units and supports assessment administration.
County websites are checked against the State of Michigan county website directory . State and court finders are used where one office or district can serve more than one county. Directory reviewed July 12, 2026. Office roles were checked against Michigan Vital Records, Michigan Treasury taxpayer resources, and State Tax Commission guidance.
Local pages
Places in Antrim County
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Banks Township
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Central Lake Township
2 school districts available.
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Chestonia Township
2 school districts available.
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Custer Township
2 school districts available.
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Echo Township
3 school districts available.
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Elk Rapids Township
1 school district available.
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Forest Home Township
1 school district available.
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Helena Township
1 school district available.
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Jordan Township
3 school districts available.
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Kearney Township
2 school districts available.
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Mancelona Township
1 school district available.
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Milton Township
1 school district available.
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Star Township
1 school district available.
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Torch Lake Township
2 school districts available.
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Warner Township
4 school districts available.
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Porch Notes
Local notes from Antrim County
Stories, practical notes, and local details tied to places in this county.
Antrim County · History and culture
Mancelona's Bass Festival has lasted seven decades
The northern Michigan town marked its 70th annual Bass Festival in 2026, with a parade, carnival, car show, market, and a long weekend of community events.
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From a Bellaire hardware store to a brewery that fills Elk Rapids
Joe Short opened Short's Brewing in an old Bellaire hardware store in 2004, then outgrew it and moved the brewing into an Elk Rapids factory making tens of thousands of barrels a year.
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How tiny Ellsworth became a fine-dining destination
Wes Westhoven turned a 1972 Ellsworth restaurant into a French-country pioneer with a legendary wine cellar, putting a village of a few hundred people on national gourmet maps.
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Mancelona's iron town, and the tar lake it left behind
From 1882 to 1945 the Antrim Iron Company smelted iron with hardwood charcoal south of Mancelona — and dumped its waste in a pond that became a federal Superfund site.
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The Alden depot that six railroad men saved on their days off
Built in 1907 as the Pere Marquette's finest station north of Grand Rapids, Alden's lakeside depot survived its empty years as a railroaders' vacation clubhouse before becoming a township museum.
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The river you can only walk to on a boardwalk
When a developer eyed a marshy stretch of the Chain of Lakes in 1969, neighbors banded together and built the Grass River Natural Area — 1,500 acres of cedar swamp laced with boardwalk.
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What to check next in Antrim County
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