Town Hall · Alamo

Alamo, MI town hall & government

Alamo spent $1.3 million in the year to March 31, 2022, about $332 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Alamo's government.

Town budget

Where Alamo's money goes

Spent
$1.3 million
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$332
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
$379,000
$95 per resident
Fire
$786,00060%
Administration & buildings
$229,00017%
Roads & transportation
$76,0006%
Paid to other governments
$73,0006%
Parks & libraries
$59,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$31,0002%
Sewer & trash
$1,000<1%
Other
$65,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 56%
  • Property taxes 25%
  • Other taxes & licenses 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • Fees & charges 1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Alamo

Full-time staff
0
46 part-time too
Fire
0 full-time40 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 part
Other
0 full-time2 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Alamo didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Otsego Public Schools

Alamo's K–12 school district, shared with Otsego and Otsego. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,214
Michigan: $16,528
Students
2,377
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$62.9 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Michigan districts overall: 34% local, 57% state, 9% federal

  • Local 27%
  • State 67%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $14,214 per pupil, $8,395 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Also serving Alamo: Plainwell Community Schools ($13,495 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Alamo pay

Typical tax bill
$2,649
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.02%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$258,500
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Alamo's government

Town hall & decisions in Alamo →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Alamo

Alamo is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative Bill Huizenga. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Alamo's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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