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Eaton County, Michigan

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County snapshot

Cities

6

Townships

16

School districts

26

Primary home (PRE) rates, for homes with Michigan's Principal Residence Exemption, range from 23.6626 mills to 62.234 mills.

Other property, often called non-homestead, usually means rentals, vacation homes, and second homes. Those rates range from 25.5607 mills to 80.234 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.

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Official Eaton County website

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 Eaton County

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Charlotte

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Eaton Rapids

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Grand Ledge

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Lansing

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Olivet

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Potterville

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Bellevue Township

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Benton Township

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Brookfield Township

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Carmel Township

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Chester Township

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Delta Township

4 school districts available.

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Eaton Rapids Township

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Eaton Township

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Hamlin Township

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Kalamo Township

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Oneida Township

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Roxand Township

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Sunfield Township

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Vermontville Township

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Walton Township

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Windsor Township

11 school districts available.

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Porch Notes

Local notes from Eaton County

Stories, practical notes, and local details tied to places in this county.

Eaton County · History and culture

Seven Islands: when Grand Ledge had a roller coaster over the river

In the late 1800s the islands in the Grand River at Grand Ledge held a hotel, a casino, and one of Michigan's first roller coasters, drawing some 70,000 visitors a season.

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Eaton County · History and culture

Bellevue: the first town in Eaton County, built on limestone

Bellevue was settled in 1833 as Eaton County's first town and first county seat, sitting on a bed of Bayport limestone quarried for more than a century — some of it for the State Capitol.

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Eaton County · History and culture

Burrage Library: the little stone fortress at Olivet College

Built in 1890 of rough Ionia sandstone with twin octagonal towers, Burrage Library gives Olivet a fortress-like Richardsonian Romanesque centerpiece that has held the college's books for well over a century.

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Eaton County · History and culture

Eaton Rapids and the magnetic water that wasn't

In the 1880s Eaton Rapids boomed as the 'Saratoga of the West' on mineral wells said to be magnetic — until a state chemistry professor traced the magic to the iron pipe, not the water.

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Frontier Days: how Charlotte got a real rodeo

Since 1970, Charlotte's Frontier Days has filled the Eaton County Fairgrounds the weekend after Labor Day with a parade, a sanctioned rodeo, and a small-town pioneer party that funnels its money back into the schools.

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The Eaton Theatre: a 1931 movie house Charlotte never let go of

The Eaton Theatre on Cochran Avenue has shown movies in downtown Charlotte since 1931, opening with Eddie Cantor in 'Whoopee' under an Art Deco marquee that still glows.

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