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Gun Plain, MI town hall & government

Gun Plain spent $1.9 million in the year to March 31, 2022, about $311 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Gun Plain's money goes

Spent
$1.9 million
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$311
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
$21,000
$3 per resident
Sewer & trash
$537,00028%
Roads & transportation
$272,00014%
Administration & buildings
$264,00014%
Fire
$119,0006%
Police
$77,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$60,0003%
Parks & libraries
$26,0001%
Health & welfare
$14,0001%
Interest on debt
$1,000<1%
Other
$545,00028%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 42%
  • From the state 25%
  • Fees & charges 20%
  • Utility sales 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Gun Plain

Full-time staff
0
39 part-time too
Fire
0 full-time26 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time13 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Plainwell Community Schools

Gun Plain's K–12 school district, shared with Plainwell and Cooper. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,495
Michigan: $16,528
Students
2,647
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$61.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 31%
  • State 63%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $13,495 per pupil, $7,994 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 Gun Plain: Martin Public Schools ($13,654 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Gun Plain pay

Typical tax bill
$2,771
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.05%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$264,000
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 Gun Plain's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Gun Plain

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

All of Gun Plain'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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