Huron 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
3
Townships
28
School districts
18
Primary home (PRE) rates, for homes with Michigan's Principal Residence Exemption, range from 22.1037 mills to 48.9271 mills.
Other property, often called non-homestead, usually means rentals, vacation homes, and second homes. Those rates range from 22.1195 mills to 66.9271 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
Huron 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
Huron 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
Huron 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
Huron 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 Huron County
City
Bad Axe
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Caseville
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Harbor Beach
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Bingham Township
2 school districts available.
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Bloomfield Township
5 school districts available.
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Brookfield Township
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Caseville Township
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Chandler Township
2 school districts available.
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Colfax Township
3 school districts available.
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Dwight Township
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Fair Haven Township
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Gore Township
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Grant Township
4 school districts available.
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Hume Township
2 school districts available.
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Huron Township
2 school districts available.
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Lake Township
3 school districts available.
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Lincoln Township
5 school districts available.
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McKinley Township
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Meade Township
4 school districts available.
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Oliver Township
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Paris Township
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Pointe Aux Barques Township
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Port Austin Township
3 school districts available.
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Rubicon Township
4 school districts available.
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Sand Beach Township
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Sebewaing Township
3 school districts available.
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Sheridan Township
3 school districts available.
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Sherman Township
2 school districts available.
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Sigel Township
6 school districts available.
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Verona Township
5 school districts available.
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Winsor Township
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Porch Notes
Local notes from Huron County
Stories, practical notes, and local details tied to places in this county.
Huron County · Outdoors
The lighthouse two and a half miles out from Port Austin
Port Austin Reef Light stands on a drowned reef well offshore from the tip of the Thumb, first lit in 1878 and now kept up by a local volunteer association.
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The widow who kept the light at Pointe aux Barques
When keeper Peter Shook drowned in 1849, his widow Catherine took over the light at the tip of the Thumb — becoming Michigan's first woman lighthouse keeper.
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A patch of sky dark enough to be protected
Port Crescent State Park near Port Austin is a state-designated dark sky preserve, with a viewing platform set far from the parking lot for stargazing over Lake Huron.
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The chimney that survived Port Hope's mill fires
The 1858 chimney at Stafford County Park survived two fires and successive versions of W. R. Stafford's sawmill; it is one of several historic mill stacks documented in Huron County, not Michigan's only one.
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A lumber boomtown buried under the dunes
Port Crescent State Park's beach and forested dunes sit on top of a vanished lumber town — and a 120-foot brick sawmill chimney still stands among the campsites.
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Caseville started as Port Elizabeth
The beach town at the mouth of the Pigeon River was first called Port Elizabeth, then renamed Caseville for a Cleveland landowner whose agent built the first sawmill.
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What to check next in Huron County
Start with a local page, then move into the Michigan rule or tool that matches the question in front of you.
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