Town Hall · Keene

Keene, MI town hall & government

Keene spent $286,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $153 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Keene's money goes

Spent
$286,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$153
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$147,00051%
Roads & transportation
$63,00022%
Health & welfare
$12,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$4,0001%
Paid to other governments
$2,0001%
Other
$58,00020%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 46%
  • Property taxes 30%
  • From the federal government 21%
  • Fees & charges 2%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Keene

Full-time staff
0
6 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 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

Saranac Community Schools

Keene's K–12 school district, shared with Saranac, Boston and Berlin. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,939
Michigan: $16,528
Students
848
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$19 million
at year end

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

  • Local 30%
  • State 66%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $12,939 per pupil, $8,314 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 Keene: Belding Area School District ($15,548 per pupil) · Lowell Area Schools ($14,193 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Keene pay

Typical tax bill
$3,105
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.02%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$303,200
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 Keene's government

Town hall & decisions in Keene →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Keene

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

All of Keene'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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