Town Hall · Glen Arbor

Glen Arbor, MI town hall & government

Glen Arbor spent $2.8 million in the year to March 31, 2022, about $3,300 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Glen Arbor's money goes

Spent
$2.8 million
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$3,300
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
$905,000
$1,055 per resident
Fire
$1.9 million68%
Administration & buildings
$358,00013%
Roads & transportation
$130,0005%
Parks & libraries
$99,0003%
Health & welfare
$50,0002%
Interest on debt
$24,0001%
Other
$250,0009%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 56%
  • Fees & charges 31%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • From the state 3%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Glen Arbor

Full-time staff
0
29 part-time too
Fire
0 full-time19 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 part
Parks & libraries
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

Glen Lake Community Schools

Glen Arbor's K–12 school district, shared with Empire, Empire, Kasson, Cleveland, Centerville and Solon. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$22,898
Michigan: $16,528
Students
707
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 62%
  • State 18%
  • Federal 20%

Of the $22,898 per pupil, $13,914 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 Glen Arbor pay

Typical tax bill
$5,744
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
0.65%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$886,200
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 Glen Arbor's government

Town hall & decisions in Glen Arbor →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Glen Arbor

Glen Arbor is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative Jack Bergman. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Glen Arbor'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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