Town Hall · Lenox

Lenox, MI town hall & government

Lenox spent $7.3 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $586 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Lenox's money goes

Spent
$7.3 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$586
typical Michigan towns: $858
Long-term debt
$13.4 million
$1,068 per resident
Sewer & trash
$1.8 million24%
Health & welfare
$1.2 million16%
Police
$875,00012%
Administration & buildings
$871,00012%
Interest on debt
$583,0008%
Fire
$529,0007%
Parks & libraries
$469,0006%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$221,0003%
Roads & transportation
$103,0001%
Other
$682,0009%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 51%
  • Utility sales 19%
  • Property taxes 18%
  • From the state 5%
  • Fees & charges 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From the federal government 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Lenox

Full-time staff
16
30 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$39,200
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
16 full-time12 part
Fire
0 full-time18 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

New Haven Community Schools

Lenox's K–12 school district, shared with New Haven, Macomb and Ray. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,322
Michigan: $16,528
Students
1,460
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$514.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 48%
  • State 46%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $14,322 per pupil, $7,534 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 Lenox: Richmond Community Schools ($14,691 per pupil) · Armada Area Schools ($15,594 per pupil) · Anchor Bay School District ($15,163 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Lenox pay

Typical tax bill
$3,011
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.41%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$212,900
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.

Local

Contact Lenox's government

Town hall & decisions in Lenox →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Lenox

Lenox is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative Lisa C. McClain. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Lenox'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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