Huron County, Michigan Property Records

Huron County, Michigan, has nine villages and two cities, with Bad Axe as the county seat. In Huron County, MI, property records play a pivotal role in the county's tax system, which provides a detailed inventory of all properties for accurate tax assessments.

Recent Huron County property records show that the county's homes, typically rent out for about $673, are valued at around $112,828 on average, and property tax is approximately 1.37% of assessed fair market value. The area has a median household income of $52,955.

Property records in Huron County, MI, fall under the custody of the  Register of Deeds. The office's records include deeds, land contracts, mortgages, plats, UCC tracts, and liens. The Register's office indexes them by name, liber/page, platted/unplatted description, parcel number, document type, and recording date.

Regarding accessibility, electronic records from 1953 can be located online using the  Internet Land Records Search System. Website users can opt to log in as guests and pay for the printing and downloading of documents or as registered subscribers.

All other real estate records dating back to 1848 are available for research and retrieval in the Register of Deeds office at Huron Ave., Bad Axe, MI, during office hours. Copies can also be obtained remotely by forwarding a written request to the Register via fax at (989) 269-8786 or orally at (989) 269-9941.   

The cost for copies of most property records in the county is $1 per page, while copies of plats are $2 per page. Certification of any of these copies costs an additional $1 per document. Delivery fees are $1 for mail, $3 for fax, and $4.50 for email. All transactions are subject to a 3.0% credit card fee.

If the records require zoning verification, contact the  Planning, Building, and Zoning Department at (989) 269-9269. This county office maintains up-to-date zoning maps and other relevant records that can be referenced to provide the specific zoning classification assigned to parcels of land across the county.