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Jonesville, MI town hall & government

Jonesville spent $3.3 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,479 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Jonesville's money goes

Spent
$3.3 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,479
typical Michigan cities: $2,035
Long-term debt
$5.4 million
$2,430 per resident
Sewer & trash
$770,00024%
Fire
$326,00010%
Roads & transportation
$301,0009%
Police
$265,0008%
Administration & buildings
$196,0006%
Interest on debt
$122,0004%
Water & other utilities
$80,0002%
Parks & libraries
$58,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2,000<1%
Other
$1.1 million35%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 30%
  • Fees & charges 21%
  • Interest, fines & other 17%
  • From the state 15%
  • From the federal government 10%
  • Utility sales 7%
  • Sales taxes <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Jonesville

Full-time staff
24
22 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$31,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
15 full-time
Fire
0 full-time18 part
Police
2 full-time3 part
Sewer & trash
3 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 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

Jonesville Community Schools

Jonesville's K–12 school district, shared with Scipio, Fayette and Moscow. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,728
Michigan: $16,528
Students
1,270
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$13.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 21%
  • State 72%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $13,728 per pupil, $8,510 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 Jonesville pay

Typical tax bill
$2,352
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.44%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$162,900
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 Jonesville's government

🏛️ Official websitejonesville.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Jonesville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Jonesville

Jonesville is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative Tim Walberg. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Jonesville'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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