Town Hall · Kinderhook

Kinderhook, MI town hall & government

Kinderhook spent $288,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $192 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Kinderhook's money goes

Spent
$288,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$192
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$153,00053%
Fire
$58,00020%
Roads & transportation
$38,00013%
Other
$39,00014%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 47%
  • Property taxes 40%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%

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

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Kinderhook

Full-time staff
0
8 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time8 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Coldwater Community Schools

Kinderhook's K–12 school district, shared with Coldwater, Ovid, Coldwater and Girard. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,312
Michigan: $16,528
Students
2,744
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$30.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 31%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $13,312 per pupil, $7,867 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 Kinderhook pay

Typical tax bill
$2,544
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.10%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$231,000
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Kinderhook's government

Town hall & decisions in Kinderhook →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Kinderhook

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

All of Kinderhook'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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