Town Hall · Emmett

Emmett, MI town hall & government

Emmett spent $7 million in the year to March 31, 2024, about $603 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Emmett's money goes

Spent
$7 million
fiscal year to March 31, 2024
Per resident
$603
typical Michigan towns: $858
Long-term debt
$12.2 million
$1,047 per resident
Police
$2.5 million36%
Roads & transportation
$1.5 million21%
Administration & buildings
$898,00013%
Water & other utilities
$506,0007%
Interest on debt
$419,0006%
Fire
$212,0003%
Sewer & trash
$191,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$81,0001%
Parks & libraries
$34,000<1%
Other
$713,00010%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 32%
  • Property taxes 19%
  • From the state 18%
  • From other local governments 13%
  • Other taxes & licenses 11%
  • Utility sales 7%
  • Fees & charges 1%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Emmett

Full-time staff
40
32 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$47,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
15
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
22 full-time2 part
Police
17 full-time
Fire
0 full-time30 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Harper Creek Community Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$14,830
Michigan: $16,528
Students
2,863
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$48.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 29%
  • State 65%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $14,830 per pupil, $9,019 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 Emmett: Battle Creek Public Schools ($20,168 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Emmett pay

Typical tax bill
$3,179
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.45%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$220,000
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.

Local

Contact Emmett's government

Town hall & decisions in Emmett →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Emmett

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

All of Emmett'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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