Town Hall · Greenland

Greenland, MI town hall & government

Greenland spent $289,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $449 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Greenland's money goes

Spent
$289,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$449
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
$372,000
$578 per resident
Administration & buildings
$110,00038%
Sewer & trash
$71,00025%
Fire
$56,00019%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$7,0002%
Interest on debt
$6,0002%
Other
$39,00013%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 56%
  • Interest, fines & other 17%
  • From the state 14%
  • Property taxes 13%

Greenland didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Greenland

Full-time staff
0
8 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 part
Fire
0 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
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

Ontonagon Area Schools

Greenland's K–12 school district, shared with Carp Lake, Ontonagon, Ontonagon, Rockland and Bohemia. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,396
Michigan: $16,528
Students
250
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$360,000
at year end

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

  • Local 58%
  • State 34%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $15,396 per pupil, $8,460 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 Greenland pay

Typical tax bill
$1,164
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.30%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$89,600
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 Greenland's government

Town hall & decisions in Greenland →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Greenland

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

All of Greenland'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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