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Home, MI town hall & government

Home spent $522,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $205 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Home's money goes

Spent
$522,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$205
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$152,00029%
Roads & transportation
$128,00025%
Fire
$91,00017%
Police
$89,00017%
Sewer & trash
$2,000<1%
Interest on debt
$1,000<1%
Other
$59,00011%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 65%
  • From the state 25%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • Fees & charges 3%

Home 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 Home

Full-time staff
1
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$61,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
0 full-time10 part
Police
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Montabella Community Schools

Home's K–12 school district, shared with Edmore, McBride, Rolland, Belvidere, Day and Millbrook. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,428
Michigan: $16,528
Students
773
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$18.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 29%
  • State 56%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $15,428 per pupil, $8,705 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 Home pay

Typical tax bill
$1,668
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.22%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$136,800
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 Home's government

Town hall & decisions in Home →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Home

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

All of Home'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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