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Cass County adopts 2025 equalization report showing 11.24% assessed-value increase
Summary
The Cass County Board of Commissioners unanimously adopted R-7-2025, the 2025 equalization report, which shows an 11.24% increase in assessed value and a 5.58% rise in taxable value driven largely by land-value increases in agricultural and residential classes.
The Cass County Board of Commissioners on a unanimous roll-call vote adopted R-7-2025, the county's 2025 equalization report, approving new assessed and taxable values that county staff said will underlie local property-tax revenue calculations.
Miss Stewart, a Cass County Equalization staff member, told commissioners the department is "mandated by the General Property Tax Act, the state of Michigan" and described the office's role as reporting to the board and serving as liaison to the State Tax Commission, local governments and the public.
The report shows an 11.24% overall increase in assessed value and a 5.58% increase in taxable value over 2024. Miss Stewart said the largest increases were in agricultural land (more than 20%) and residential land (more than 10%), based on sales from April 2022 through March 2024. "True cash value is a property's fair market value or their usual selling price," she said.
The equalization office also reported annual workloads: processing more than 4,500 deeds and over 70 parcel splits and combinations, and contracting with Assessing Solutions for fieldwork. Staff said Assessing Solutions will visit about 540 parcels this year to collect measurements and land-value information used to set 2026 values; the contractor's findings are expected to be submitted in October or November.
Commissioners had no additional substantive questions during the discussion. At the roll call, Commissioners Langley, Lawrence, Northrup, Chair Jones, Grice, Barrera, Marchetti and Lee recorded "yes" votes and the resolution passed.
The board signed documents required for state submission. Miss Stewart said she will return in October with the apportionment report, which addresses distribution of taxable value among taxing units.
Details recorded in the county packet include classification- and school-district-level tables; commissioners were directed to the full report for unit-by-unit values and methodology notes.
