Town Hall · Leonidas

Leonidas, MI town hall & government

Leonidas spent $405,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $342 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Leonidas's money goes

Spent
$405,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$342
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
$59,000
$50 per resident
Fire
$212,00052%
Administration & buildings
$46,00011%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$19,0005%
Roads & transportation
$19,0005%
Interest on debt
$1,000<1%
Other
$108,00027%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 44%
  • Property taxes 44%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • Fees & charges 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Leonidas

Full-time staff
0
47 part-time too
Fire
0 full-time29 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time17 part
Other
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Colon Community School District

Leonidas's K–12 school district, shared with Colon, Colon, Matteson and Sherwood. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,808
Michigan: $16,528
Students
553
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 34%
  • State 52%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $14,808 per pupil, $8,731 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 Leonidas: Mendon Community School District ($14,755 per pupil) · Vicksburg Community Schools ($14,625 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Leonidas pay

Typical tax bill
$1,620
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
0.78%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$209,000
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 Leonidas's government

Town hall & decisions in Leonidas →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Leonidas

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

All of Leonidas'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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