Town Hall · Moorland

Moorland, MI town hall & government

Moorland spent $836,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $487 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Moorland's money goes

Spent
$836,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$487
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
$459,000
$267 per resident
Fire
$583,00070%
Administration & buildings
$175,00021%
Roads & transportation
$37,0004%
Paid to other governments
$15,0002%
Sewer & trash
$5,0001%
Other
$21,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 43%
  • From the state 38%
  • From other local governments 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • Fees & charges <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Moorland

Full-time staff
0
15 part-time too
Fire
0 full-time9 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 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

Ravenna Public Schools

Moorland's K–12 school district, shared with Ravenna, Ravenna, Sullivan and Chester. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,719
Michigan: $16,528
Students
1,038
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$30.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 24%
  • State 69%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $14,719 per pupil, $8,091 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 Moorland: Grant Public School District ($14,706 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Moorland pay

Typical tax bill
$1,866
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
0.90%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$206,900
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 Moorland's government

Town hall & decisions in Moorland →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Moorland

Moorland is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative John R. Moolenaar. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Moorland'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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