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Coloma, MI town hall & government

Coloma spent $4.5 million in the year to March 31, 2022, about $923 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Coloma's money goes

Spent
$4.5 million
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$923
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
$2 million
$410 per resident
Police
$1.4 million31%
Sewer & trash
$876,00019%
Administration & buildings
$575,00013%
Roads & transportation
$481,00011%
Fire
$172,0004%
Parks & libraries
$97,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$76,0002%
Interest on debt
$38,0001%
Other
$815,00018%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 44%
  • From the state 22%
  • Fees & charges 20%
  • Interest, fines & other 10%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Coloma

Full-time staff
13
21 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$67,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
8
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
10 full-time9 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time10 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Coloma Community Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$15,528
Michigan: $16,528
Students
1,181
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$20 million
at year end

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

  • Local 33%
  • State 53%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $15,528 per pupil, $8,630 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 Coloma: Watervliet School District ($14,469 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Coloma pay

Typical tax bill
$2,034
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.00%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$203,700
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 Coloma's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofcoloma.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Coloma →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Coloma

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

All of Coloma'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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