Saginaw 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
27
School districts
22
Primary home (PRE) rates, for homes with Michigan's Principal Residence Exemption, range from 29.6371 mills to 52.2546 mills.
Other property, often called non-homestead, usually means rentals, vacation homes, and second homes. Those rates range from 47.6371 mills to 70.2546 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
Saginaw 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
Saginaw 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
Saginaw 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
Saginaw 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 Saginaw County
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Frankenmuth
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Saginaw
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Zilwaukee
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Albee Township
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Birch Run Township
3 school districts available.
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Blumfield Township
2 school districts available.
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Brady Township
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Brant Township
3 school districts available.
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Bridgeport Township
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Buena Vista Township
5 school districts available.
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Carrollton Township
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Chapin Township
3 school districts available.
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Chesaning Township
2 school districts available.
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Frankenmuth Township
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Fremont Township
3 school districts available.
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James Township
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Jonesfield Township
2 school districts available.
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Kochville Township
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Lakefield Township
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Maple Grove Township
3 school districts available.
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Marion Township
4 school districts available.
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Richland Township
2 school districts available.
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Saginaw Township
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Saint Charles Township
2 school districts available.
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Spaulding Township
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Swan Creek Township
3 school districts available.
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Taymouth Township
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Thomas Township
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Tittabawassee Township
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Zilwaukee Township
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Porch Notes
Local notes from Saginaw County
Stories, practical notes, and local details tied to places in this county.
Saginaw County · History and culture
The Temple Theatre: a Shriners' movie palace with its 1927 organ still playing
Saginaw's Temple Theatre opened in 1927 as a Shriners-built vaudeville and movie palace, and it still plays its original Barton pipe organ before shows.
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A 28-foot Christ and 2,000 plaster models: the Fredericks museum at SVSU
The Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum at Saginaw Valley State University holds the lifetime archive of a major Detroit sculptor, free to walk through, plaster models and all.
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Birch Run: a creek of birch trees, and a depot that made the town
Birch Run took its name from a birch-lined creek, grew up around an 1850s rail station, and even spent five years officially renamed Deer Lick before changing back.
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Coal Mine No. 8: a St. Charles coalfield survives at Hartley
St. Charles grew at the center of the Saginaw Valley coalfield; today Coal Mine No. 8 survives as a historical site and museum at Hartley Outdoor Education Center.
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Frankenmuth swapped its dam for a rock ramp so fish could get home
Frankenmuth replaced its aging Cass River dam with a rock-ramp that lets fish climb past it, reopening more than 73 miles of upstream spawning water for the first time in a century.
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Green Point: a wild riverbank inside the city
On Saginaw's edge, where the Tittabawassee River bends, Green Point packs oak forest, marsh, and 2.5 miles of trail into a learning center run for the federal wildlife refuge.
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What to check next in Saginaw 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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- Question Understand uncapping See why a buyer's first full-year tax bill can differ from the seller's old bill. Read the guide ->
- Places Search statewide Look up another city, township, village, county, or school district. Browse places ->
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