Albion property tax deadline is Monday: What residents need to know

Secure drop box outside Albion City Hall

By Maggie LaNoue – Contributing Writer – August 7, 2026

Summer property taxes are due Monday, Aug. 10, and Albion property owners have several ways to pay: in person at City Hall, by check using the secure drop box outside the Municipal Building, or online through the City’s website. Online payments carry a processing fee, so residents who want to avoid it can pay in person or by check. Postmarks are not accepted, and residents who wait until the deadline to pay in person should be prepared for the possibility of a line.

City Hall is currently open from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday as part of the City’s four-day workweek pilot program. The secure drop box outside City Hall also accepts water and sewer payments, absentee voter applications and ballots, and property tax payments by check; it does not accept cash or U.S. mail drop-offs. A public information kiosk beside the drop box is updated regularly with meeting notices, agendas and other city information. City officials have previously said that if a payment deadline were ever to fall on a Friday, when City Hall is closed under the current schedule, accommodations would be made for taxpayers.

Beyond the payment deadline, many homeowners have questions about the abbreviations and millage rates printed on their property tax bills. To help answer those questions, City Manager Dr. Sheryl Theriot recently prepared a 2026 Property Tax Millage Breakdown explaining how local property taxes are distributed and the services they help fund.

The summer property tax bill totals 31.7339 mills for both homestead and non-homestead properties. The largest portion is CITY OPERATING at 11.10550 mills, which supports general city services. The next largest is SET, the State Education Tax, at 6.00000 mills, followed by COUNTY OPERATING at 5.34820 mills. Other summer millages include STREETS (2.80200 mills), SOLID WASTE (2.78240 mills), RECREATION (1.89510 mills), and KCC, Kellogg Community College, at 1.80070 mills.

The winter property tax bill totals 16.3486 mills for homestead properties. Non-homestead properties pay an additional 17.8293 mills in local school operating tax, bringing their winter total to 34.1779 mills. Millages that apply to both homestead and non-homestead properties include CDA 911 Emergency Services at 0.9799 mills; ALBN DIST LIB OP, the Albion District Library, at 2.4777 mills; the Calhoun Intermediate School District’s combined CISD millages — covering operating, special education and career and technical education — totaling 6.1718 mills; TACC, the Transportation Authority of Calhoun County, at 2.6600 mills, which helps support Ride Calhoun public transportation; KCC, Kellogg Community College, at 1.8054 mills; SCH BLDG/SITE SF at 0.9978 mills for Marshall Public Schools; and county millages supporting medical care, senior citizen programs, veterans services and parks.

According to the City’s property tax guide, approximately 39 percent of local property tax dollars support city services, 37 percent support schools and education, 16 percent support county services, 5 percent support the Albion District Library and 4 percent support recreation programs.

Residents with questions about their property tax bill or payment options are encouraged to contact the City Treasurer’s Office before the Aug. 10 deadline.