County
Wayne County, Michigan
Use this county page to find cities, townships, and villages in Wayne 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
33
Townships
9
Villages
0
School districts
38
Primary home (PRE) rates, for homes with Michigan's Principal Residence Exemption, range from 27.5563 mills to 73.6904 mills.
Other property, often called non-homestead, usually means rentals, vacation homes, and second homes. Those rates range from 45.173 mills to 89.4006 mills.
Rate rows come from the official Michigan Treasury millage-rate reports . Last reviewed June 8, 2026.
Local pages
Places in Wayne County
City
Allen Park
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Belleville
1 school district available.
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Dearborn
2 school districts available.
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Dearborn Heights
6 school districts available.
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Detroit
1 school district available.
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Ecorse
2 school districts available.
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Flat Rock
3 school districts available.
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Garden City
1 school district available.
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Gibraltar
1 school district available.
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Grosse Pointe
1 school district available.
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Grosse Pointe Farms
1 school district available.
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Grosse Pointe Park
2 school districts available.
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Grosse Pointe Woods
1 school district available.
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Hamtramck
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Harper Woods
2 school districts available.
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Highland Park
1 school district available.
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Inkster
4 school districts available.
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Lincoln Park
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Livonia
2 school districts available.
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Melvindale
1 school district available.
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Northville
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Plymouth
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River Rouge
1 school district available.
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Riverview
1 school district available.
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Rockwood
1 school district available.
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Romulus
3 school districts available.
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Southgate
1 school district available.
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Taylor
1 school district available.
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Trenton
2 school districts available.
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Wayne
1 school district available.
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Westland
5 school districts available.
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Woodhaven
2 school districts available.
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Wyandotte
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Township
Brownstown Township
3 school districts available.
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Canton Township
3 school districts available.
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Grosse Ile Township
1 school district available.
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Huron Township
3 school districts available.
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Northville Township
2 school districts available.
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Plymouth Township
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Redford Township
3 school districts available.
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Sumpter Township
4 school districts available.
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Van Buren Township
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Porch Notes
Local notes from Wayne County
Stories, practical notes, and local details tied to places in this county.
Wayne County · History and culture
Canton's two speeds: boomtown subdivisions and a village from 1825
Canton Township grew into one of Michigan's largest communities, but its Cherry Hill corner preserves a National Register village from the 1820s.
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Dearborn: the capital of Arab America (bring your appetite)
Dearborn is home to the world's first and largest Arab American museum, a history-making city government, and food worth crossing state lines for.
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Downriver's secret: an international wildlife refuge at the front door
The Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge — North America's only international refuge — strings islands and marshes along Downriver's shore, with Elizabeth Park and the Gateway in Trenton.
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Greenmead: the 1820s farm Livonia kept
Livonia preserved its pioneer roots at Greenmead — a 95-acre 1820s homestead and historical village hosting markets, festivals, and Michigan's oldest barns.
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Hines Park: seventeen green miles through the western suburbs
Edward Hines Drive strings 25 parks along the Middle Rouge from Dearborn through Dearborn Heights, Westland, and Livonia to Northville — western Wayne County's shared backyard.
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Taylor: home of the 2021 Little League World Series champions
Taylor North won the 2021 Little League World Series — Michigan's first title since 1959 — and the city's 200-acre Heritage Park is where that baseball culture lives.
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