Town Hall · Mendon

Mendon, MI town hall & government

Mendon spent $1.7 million in the year to March 31, 2022, about $2,047 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Mendon's money goes

Spent
$1.7 million
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,047
typical Michigan cities: $2,035
Long-term debt
$785,000
$926 per resident
Sewer & trash
$493,00028%
Water & other utilities
$278,00016%
Administration & buildings
$213,00012%
Roads & transportation
$193,00011%
Police
$134,0008%
Fire
$7,000<1%
Parks & libraries
$7,000<1%
Other
$411,00024%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 38%
  • Property taxes 23%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • Utility sales 15%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Mendon

Full-time staff
3
19 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$46,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
0 full-time10 part
Fire
0 full-time6 part
Police
1 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Mendon Community School District

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

Spending per pupil
$14,755
Michigan: $16,528
Students
458
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$12.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 43%
  • State 47%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $14,755 per pupil, $8,271 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 Mendon pay

Typical tax bill
$1,683
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.18%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$142,900
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Mendon's government

Town hall & decisions in Mendon →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Mendon

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

All of Mendon'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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