County
Sanilac County, Michigan
Use this county page to find cities, townships, and villages in Sanilac County. Each local page gives you property-tax context, school-district rate ranges, official-source links, nearby places, and any Porch Notes tied to that community.
County snapshot
Cities
4
Townships
26
Villages
0
School districts
22
Primary home (PRE) rates, for homes with Michigan's Principal Residence Exemption, range from 18.7647 mills to 45.5855 mills.
Other property, often called non-homestead, usually means rentals, vacation homes, and second homes. Those rates range from 18.7647 mills to 63.5855 mills.
Rate rows come from the official Michigan Treasury millage-rate reports . Last reviewed June 8, 2026.
Local pages
Places in Sanilac County
City
Brown City
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Croswell
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Marlette
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Sandusky
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Argyle Township
3 school districts available.
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Austin Township
1 school district available.
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Bridgehampton Township
4 school districts available.
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Buel Township
4 school districts available.
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Custer Township
2 school districts available.
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Delaware Township
4 school districts available.
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Elk Township
3 school districts available.
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Elmer Township
2 school districts available.
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Evergreen Township
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Flynn Township
4 school districts available.
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Forester Township
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Fremont Township
3 school districts available.
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Greenleaf Township
2 school districts available.
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Lamotte Township
3 school districts available.
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Lexington Township
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Maple Valley Township
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Marion Township
2 school districts available.
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Marlette Township
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Minden Township
3 school districts available.
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Moore Township
2 school districts available.
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Sanilac Township
3 school districts available.
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Speaker Township
5 school districts available.
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Washington Township
7 school districts available.
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Watertown Township
2 school districts available.
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Wheatland Township
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Worth Township
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Porch Notes
Local notes from Sanilac County
Stories, practical notes, and local details tied to places in this county.
Sanilac County · Home and property
Buying along the Lake Huron shore
Lake Huron shoreline property in Sanilac County can mean erosion history, public-trust beach access, and state permits for work near the water.
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Lighthouse, shipwrecks, and the storm of 1913
Port Sanilac's lighthouse, harbor of refuge, shipwrecks, and historic museum tie the village to Lake Huron's maritime history.
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Michigan's only ancient rock carvings
The Sanilac Petroglyphs in Greenleaf Township are Michigan's only known prehistoric Native American rock carvings.
Read this note ->Sanilac County · Money and taxes
No city income tax
Sandusky, Croswell, Marlette, and Brown City do not charge a local city income tax.
Read this note ->Sanilac County · Outdoors
The last raised bog in Michigan
Minden Bog is a rare raised peat bog in Minden Township and the quiet headwaters of the Cass and Black rivers.
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The swinging bridge and the sugar factory
Croswell is known for its swaying Black River footbridge and its Michigan Sugar Company beet-processing factory.
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