Town Hall · Cleon

Cleon, MI town hall & government

Cleon spent $150,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $155 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Cleon's money goes

Spent
$150,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$155
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
$56,000
$58 per resident
Administration & buildings
$70,00047%
Fire
$52,00035%
Sewer & trash
$17,00011%
Parks & libraries
$7,0005%
Interest on debt
$3,0002%
Other
$1,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 40%
  • From the state 36%
  • Fees & charges 17%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Cleon

Full-time staff
0
16 part-time too
Fire
0 full-time11 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Benzie County Central School

Cleon's K–12 school district, shared with Benzonia, Benzonia, Beulah, Colfax, Copemish and Homestead. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,079
Michigan: $16,528
Students
1,183
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$31.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 62%
  • State 30%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $16,079 per pupil, $9,495 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 Cleon: Mesick Consolidated Schools ($15,948 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Cleon pay

Typical tax bill
$1,485
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
0.79%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$188,000
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Cleon's government

Town hall & decisions in Cleon →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Cleon

Cleon is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative John R. Moolenaar. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Cleon'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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