Town Hall · Liberty

Liberty, MI town hall & government

Liberty spent $747,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $254 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Liberty's money goes

Spent
$747,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$254
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
$74,000
$25 per resident
Fire
$248,00033%
Administration & buildings
$247,00033%
Sewer & trash
$161,00022%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$45,0006%
Interest on debt
$5,0001%
Other
$41,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 44%
  • Fees & charges 24%
  • Property taxes 19%
  • Other taxes & licenses 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Liberty

Full-time staff
0
39 part-time too
Fire
0 full-time25 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time9 part
Other
0 full-time5 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Hanover-Horton Schools

Liberty's K–12 school district, shared with Hanover and Hanover. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,890
Michigan: $16,528
Students
1,005
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 21%
  • State 73%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $13,890 per pupil, $8,365 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 Liberty: Columbia School District ($14,941 per pupil) · Jackson Public Schools ($18,407 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Liberty pay

Typical tax bill
$2,583
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.03%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$249,900
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 Liberty's government

Town hall & decisions in Liberty →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Liberty

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

All of Liberty'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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