Town Hall · Genoa

Genoa, MI town hall & government

Genoa spent $16.4 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $791 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Genoa's money goes

Spent
$16.4 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$791
typical Michigan towns: $858
Long-term debt
$4.4 million
$213 per resident
Sewer & trash
$3.9 million24%
Parks & libraries
$3.3 million20%
Roads & transportation
$1.7 million10%
Administration & buildings
$1.5 million9%
Interest on debt
$126,0001%
Police
$16,000<1%
Other
$5.8 million36%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 43%
  • From the state 17%
  • Property taxes 11%
  • From the federal government 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • Utility sales 9%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Genoa

Full-time staff
38
18 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$63,100
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
15 full-time16 part
Water & other utilities
14 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
9 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Howell Public Schools

Genoa's K–12 school district, shared with Howell, Marion, Howell, Oceola, Cohoctah and Deerfield. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,008
Michigan: $16,528
Students
6,722
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$63.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 39%
  • State 56%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $14,008 per pupil, $8,863 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 Genoa: Brighton Area Schools ($19,807 per pupil) · Hartland Consolidated Schools ($12,931 per pupil) · Pinckney Community Schools ($13,593 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Genoa pay

Typical tax bill
$3,531
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
0.89%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$395,300
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 Genoa's government

Town hall & decisions in Genoa →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Genoa

Genoa is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative Tom Barrett. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Genoa'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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