Lake County Property Records (Michigan)

Search for free Lake County, MI Property Records, including Lake County property tax assessments, deeds & title records, property ownership, building permits, zoning, land records, GIS maps, and more.

Lake County Property Records Offices

Get Property Records from 4 Offices in Lake County, MI

Lake County Building Department 800 10th Street Baldwin, MI 49304 231-745-2722 Directions

Lake County Equalization Department 800 10th Street Baldwin, MI 49304 231-745-2723 Directions

Lake County Recorder of Deeds 800 10th Street Baldwin, MI 49304 231-745-4641 Directions

Lake County Treasurer's Office 800 10th Street Baldwin, MI 49304 231-745-3154 Directions

Lake County Property Records Databases

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Lake County Assessment Rolls https://bsaonline.com/

Lake County Assessor's Website http://lakecounty-michigan.com/Courthouse/Equalization.aspx

Lake County Building Inspections http://lakecounty-michigan.com/Courthouse/BuildingDepartment.aspx

Lake County Building Permits http://lakecounty-michigan.com/Portals/50/Building%20Permit%20Fee%20Schedule%20(2014).pdf

Lake County Clerk's Office Land Records http://lrs.lakecounty-michigan.com/landweb.dll/EXEC

Lake County Deed Search http://lakecounty-michigan.com/Courthouse/RegisterofDeeds.aspx

Lake County Equalization Office Website http://www.lakecounty-michigan.com/Courthouse/Equalization.aspx

Lake County Property Tax Exemptions http://lakecounty-michigan.com/Courthouse/Equalization/StateFormsLinks.aspx

Lake County Treasurer Website http://www.lakecounty-michigan.com/Courthouse/Treasurer.aspx

Lake County Website https://is.bsasoftware.com/bsa.is/TaxServices/ServiceTaxSearch.aspx

Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget Lake County Maps http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/mgdl/

Lake County Home & Property Tax Statistics

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey, 2017 ACS 5-Year Estimates.

Lake County Home Values
Median Home Value$80,800
Median Rental Cost (per month)$571
Lake County Property Tax Payments (Annual)
Median Property Taxes$1,124
Median Property Taxes (Mortgage)$1,175
Median Property Taxes (No Mortgage)$1,075
Lake County Property Tax Collections (Total)
Property Taxes$5,286,100
Property Taxes (Mortgage)$2,492,100
Property Taxes (No Mortgage)$2,794,000
Lake County Housing Characteristics
Total Housing Units15,154
Occupied Housing Units4,555 (30.1%)
Vacant Housing Units10,599 (69.9%)
Owner Occupied Housing Units3,844 (84.4%)
Renter Occupied Housing Units711 (15.6%)
Housing Units (Mortgage)45.1%
Housing Units (No Mortgage)54.9%
Lake County Mortgage Characteristics
Mortgage, Contract to Purchase, or Similar Debt1,735
Second Mortage or HELOC125
Second Mortgage (No HELOC)41
HELOC (No Second Mortgage)84
Second Mortgage & HELOC6
No Mortgage2,109
Lake County Occupied Residential Buildings
Single-Family Detached Homes3,397 (74.6%)
Single-Family Attached Homes21 (0.5%)
2 Apartments11 (0.2%)
3 or 4 Apartments140 (3.1%)
5 to 9 Apartments49 (1.1%)
10 or More Apartments63 (1.4%)
Mobile Home or Other Type of Housing874 (19.2%)
Lake County Occupied Residential Buildings Construction Year
2014 or Later-
2010 to 201352 (1.1%)
2000 to 2009600 (13.2%)
1980 to 19991,551 (34.1%)
1960 to 19791,190 (26.1%)
1940 to 1959665 (14.6%)
1939 or Earlier497 (10.9%)
Lake County Occupied Residential Buildings Room Characteristics
1 Room49 (1.1%)
2 or 3 Rooms598 (13.1%)
4 or 5 Rooms1,904 (41.8%)
6 or 7 Rooms1,307 (28.7%)
8 or More Rooms697 (15.3%)
Lake County Occupied Residential Buildings Bedroom Characteristics
No Bedroom53 (1.2%)
1 Bedroom534 (11.7%)
2 or 3 Bedrooms3,479 (76.4%)
4 or More Bedrooms489 (10.7%)
Lake County Occupied Residential Building Facility Characteristics
With Complete Plumbing Facilities4,526 (99.4%)
With Complete Kitchen Facilities4,534 (99.5%)