Town Hall · Newfield

Newfield, MI town hall & government

Newfield spent $338,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $140 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Newfield's money goes

Spent
$338,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$140
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$126,00037%
Fire
$68,00020%
Roads & transportation
$47,00014%
Police
$30,0009%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$23,0007%
Parks & libraries
$1,000<1%
Other
$43,00013%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 100%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Newfield

Full-time staff
0
20 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time8 part
Other
0 full-time12 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Hesperia Community Schools

Newfield's K–12 school district, shared with Hesperia, Denver, Beaver, Greenwood and Leavitt. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,437
Michigan: $16,528
Students
803
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$16.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 23%
  • State 68%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $15,437 per pupil, $9,521 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 Newfield: Shelby Public Schools ($19,171 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Newfield pay

Typical tax bill
$1,899
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.12%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$170,200
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 Newfield's government

Town hall & decisions in Newfield →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Newfield

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

All of Newfield'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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