DeWitt Public Schools - Average Residential Taxable Value

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Dearest reader,

A few readers have sent Lady B messages asking a very specific question about DeWitt:

What is the average taxable value of a residential property?

Not the average sale price.
Not the market value.
Not the SEV.

The taxable value: the number actually used when calculating property taxes and the cost of a millage.

So Lady B went looking. 🪶

The 2025 Clinton County Equalization Report provides both residential taxable values and residential parcel counts.

Lady B calculated the average for three of the four municipalities served by DeWitt Public Schools: DeWitt Charter Township, Watertown Township, and the City of DeWitt.

Here are the numbers:

🏠 DeWitt Charter Township
Residential taxable value: $552,336,097
Residential parcels: 5,962
Average taxable value: $92,643

🏠 Watertown Township
Residential taxable value: $319,189,989
Residential parcels: 2,423
Average taxable value: $131,733

🏠 City of DeWitt
Residential taxable value: $216,197,800
Residential parcels: 1,730
Average taxable value: $124,970

Combined:

10,115 residential parcels
$1,087,723,886 in residential taxable value

That produces a weighted average residential taxable value of approximately:

🏠 $107,536

Lady B intentionally left out the small portion of Olive Township served by DeWitt Public Schools. So this should not be described as the exact district-wide residential average.

It is the combined average for residential property in DeWitt Charter Township, Watertown Township, and the City of DeWitt — the three principal municipalities Lady B examined.

And one more important breadcrumb:

A $107,536 taxable value does NOT mean a $107,536 house.

Taxable value, SEV, and market value are different numbers.

When discussing what a proposed millage would actually cost homeowners, taxable value is the number that matters.

And now we have a number grounded in the county's own 2025 records.

With receipts and respect. 🪶

Sources:
Clinton County Equalization Department, 2025 Equalization Report
Michigan Department of Treasury Form L-4046, Taxable Valuations
Clinton County 2025 Parcel Count Report
Michigan Department of Treasury Form L-4028-IC, DeWitt Public Schools

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