County
Shiawassee County, Michigan
Use this county page to find cities, townships, and villages in Shiawassee 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
6
Townships
16
Villages
0
School districts
21
Primary home (PRE) rates, for homes with Michigan's Principal Residence Exemption, range from 24.9802 mills to 52.7625 mills.
Other property, often called non-homestead, usually means rentals, vacation homes, and second homes. Those rates range from 27.1096 mills to 70.7625 mills.
Rate rows come from the official Michigan Treasury millage-rate reports . Last reviewed June 8, 2026.
Local pages
Places in Shiawassee County
City
Corunna
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Durand
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Laingsburg
1 school district available.
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Ovid
1 school district available.
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Owosso
1 school district available.
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Perry
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Township
Antrim Township
4 school districts available.
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Bennington Township
5 school districts available.
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Burns Township
3 school districts available.
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Caledonia Township
2 school districts available.
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Fairfield Township
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Hazelton Township
5 school districts available.
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Middlebury Township
2 school districts available.
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New Haven Township
3 school districts available.
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Owosso Township
2 school districts available.
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Perry Township
3 school districts available.
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Rush Township
3 school districts available.
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Sciota Township
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Shiawassee Township
5 school districts available.
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Venice Township
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Vernon Township
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Woodhull Township
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Porch Notes
Local notes from Shiawassee County
Stories, practical notes, and local details tied to places in this county.
Shiawassee County · History and culture
A Claire Allen courthouse on the square
Corunna's Shiawassee County Courthouse is a Claire Allen-designed Classical Revival landmark on the public square.
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An author's castle and a presidential candidate's hometown
Owosso is the hometown of adventure novelist James Oliver Curwood and presidential nominee Thomas E. Dewey.
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No city income tax in Shiawassee County
Owosso, Corunna, Durand, Laingsburg, and Perry do not charge a local city income tax.
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One of Michigan's biggest solar farms is here
The Assembly Solar Project in Hazelton and Venice townships is one of Michigan's biggest solar farms, with long-term land leases and local siting context.
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Out in the township, you're on a well and septic — and the county checks it when you sell
Shiawassee County township homes often use private wells and septic systems, and the county requires septic inspection at sale or transfer.
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The "Queen of the Rails"
Durand Union Station is a landmark railroad depot and the home of the Michigan Railroad History Museum.
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