Town Hall · Freeport

Freeport, MI town hall & government

Freeport spent $341,000 in the year to February 28, 2022, about $678 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Freeport's money goes

Spent
$341,000
fiscal year to February 28, 2022
Per resident
$678
typical Michigan cities: $2,035
Long-term debt
$669,000
$1,330 per resident
Sewer & trash
$62,00018%
Roads & transportation
$61,00018%
Administration & buildings
$57,00017%
Water & other utilities
$34,00010%
Police
$29,0009%
Parks & libraries
$17,0005%
Fire
$8,0002%
Other
$73,00021%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 38%
  • Utility sales 23%
  • Property taxes 15%
  • Fees & charges 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 11%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Freeport

Full-time staff
1
12 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$36,000
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time8 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time1 part
Police
0 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
0 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.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Thornapple Kellogg School District

Freeport's K–12 school district, shared with Middleville, Thornapple, Yankee Springs and Irving. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,673
Michigan: $16,528
Students
3,148
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$85.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 31%
  • State 64%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $14,673 per pupil, $9,131 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Freeport pay

Typical tax bill
$1,921
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.09%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$175,600
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 Freeport's government

Town hall & decisions in Freeport →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Freeport

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

All of Freeport'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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