Town Hall · Eden

Eden, MI town hall & government

Eden spent $117,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $196 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Eden's money goes

Spent
$117,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$196
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$46,00039%
Roads & transportation
$37,00032%
Water & other utilities
$2,0002%
Other
$32,00027%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 45%
  • From the state 40%
  • Interest, fines & other 15%
  • Fees & charges 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Eden

Full-time staff
0
4 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 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

Mason County Eastern District

Eden's K–12 school district, shared with Custer, Fountain, Free Soil, Sheridan, Free Soil and Meade. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,220
Michigan: $16,528
Students
341
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 38%
  • State 42%
  • Federal 20%

Of the $17,220 per pupil, $9,660 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 Eden: Mason County Central Schools ($13,305 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Eden pay

Typical tax bill
$1,848
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.00%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$184,600
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 Eden's government

Town hall & decisions in Eden →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Eden

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

All of Eden'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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