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Wexford County, Michigan

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County snapshot

Cities

2

Townships

16

School districts

8

Primary home (PRE) rates, for homes with Michigan's Principal Residence Exemption, range from 21.3056 mills to 47.0887 mills.

Other property, often called non-homestead, usually means rentals, vacation homes, and second homes. Those rates range from 38.9796 mills to 65.0887 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.

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Official Wexford 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 Wexford County

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

Wexford County · Outdoors

William Mitchell State Park, wedged between two lakes

One of Michigan's original state parks sits on the narrow neck of land between Lake Cadillac and Lake Mitchell, the two lakes joined by the old Clam Lake Canal.

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Wexford County · History and culture

The geared locomotive a Haring logger invented

Ephraim Shay, a logger from Haring just north of Cadillac, patented a geared steam locomotive in 1881 that could haul logs up steep grades and around tight curves where ordinary engines failed.

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Wexford County · History and culture

Sherman: the county seat that burned and faded

Sherman was Wexford County's first county seat starting in 1869, until an 1880 fire and a railroad that bypassed it left the village to dwindle and finally disincorporate.

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Wexford County · Outdoors

The Cadillac Pathway and its surprising hills

A few miles east of Cadillac, the Cadillac Pathway threads hilly state forest land with miles of looping trail groomed for cross-country skiing and ridden by mountain bikers the rest of the year.

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Wexford County · Outdoors

Cadillac's Sound Garden, where you play the sculptures

A small riverside park on Cadillac's west side is filled with big outdoor instruments visitors can actually play, plus thousands of daffodils and a boardwalk over the water.

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Wexford County · History and culture

Manton's Harvest Festival, going since 1924

Every Labor Day weekend the small town of Manton throws a Harvest Festival it has run since 1924, built around a big parade that draws crowds from across northern Michigan.

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