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Ionia County, Michigan

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County snapshot

Cities

3

Townships

16

School districts

18

Primary home (PRE) rates, for homes with Michigan's Principal Residence Exemption, range from 19.7957 mills to 44.9279 mills.

Other property, often called non-homestead, usually means rentals, vacation homes, and second homes. Those rates range from 37.7957 mills to 62.8847 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.

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Official Ionia 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.

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Porch Notes

Local notes from Ionia County

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

Ionia County · Money and taxes

Yes, Portland, Michigan Has Its Own Income Tax

Tiny Portland in Ionia County levies a 1 percent city income tax on residents and half a percent on the people who commute in to work.

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Ionia County · History and culture

Clarksville: a town named off a storekeeper's first name

Clarksville in Campbell Township got its name in 1875 from Clark L. Howard, who built the first store at the crossroads and secured a post office named for his own first name.

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Ionia County · History and culture

Hubbardston's Irish parish on the hill

Irish families built a chapel near Hubbardston in 1853 and the present St. John the Baptist Church in 1868-69; the historic parish complex is nationally listed.

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Ionia County · Money and taxes

Ionia takes a 1% city income tax — Belding doesn't

Ionia levies a city income tax of 1% on residents and 0.5% on non-residents who work in town — one of about two dozen Michigan cities that do, while neighboring Belding has none.

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Ionia County · Outdoors

Portland's canoe man paddled 100,000 miles

A bronze statue on the Grand River in Portland honors Verlen Kruger, who paddled over 100,000 miles and set a Guinness record for the longest canoe journey ever made.

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Ionia County · Outdoors

The 2015 tornado that walked through downtown Portland

On June 22, 2015, an EF1 tornado with 110 mph winds tore through downtown Portland, damaging dozens of homes and businesses, yet caused no deaths and only minor injuries.

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