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Macomb County assessor presents 2025 equalized-value study; projects roughly 6.7% increase in total values
Summary
County assessor Kristen presented the 2025 equalized-values study, saying staff ran roughly 5,000 appraisal studies and reviewed 19,000 residential sales; she reported an approximate 6.7% increase in total county valuations and projected taxable-value growth of about 3.5'4% for 2026.
Kristen, Macomb County's assessor, told commissioners Dec. 11 that the 2025 study for 2026 equalized values is the product of thousands of appraisals and sales reviews and shows a substantial countywide increase in assessed value.
"My staff performed 5,000 appraisal studies... and then my 2 clerical process, 19,000 sales of residential properties in order to put this report together for all of you," Kristen said, summarizing the scale of work behind the study. She said the county's total real and personal property values are projected to increase "about 6.7%." Kristen added that taxable value growth is likely to be lower, estimating it "between 3 and a half to 4%" under current conditions.
Commissioners asked several technical questions. Commissioner Howard requested information on the share of nontaxable (exempt) properties by city; Kristen said she could prepare an exempt-properties page and suggested she would include it in the April report. She also noted there are "about 8,000" exempt properties countywide (city-owned, county-owned, townships and churches, she said). When asked about the effect of tax increment financing or downtown development authorities, Kristen explained that those mechanisms do not change the assessor's process for determining classwide assessment direction but do affect how captured value is allocated within a district.
The board moved to receive and file the equalization report; the motion was approved 13-0.
What it means: The assessor's study provides the county and local units of government with tentative ratios and multipliers used to reach 50% of true cash value for assessment purposes. A reported 6.7% rise in total value does not automatically produce an identical increase in taxable bills for individual property owners; Kristen explained taxable-value growth depends on exemptions, caps, and other statutory rules.
Next steps: Kristen said she will bring additional breakdowns (including exempt-property percentages by city) in future reports and is scheduled to return in April to share updated detail.
