Town Hall · Norwood

Norwood, MI town hall & government

Norwood spent $431,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $596 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Norwood's money goes

Spent
$431,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$596
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
$210,000
$290 per resident
Administration & buildings
$107,00025%
Paid to other governments
$48,00011%
Fire
$29,0007%
Health & welfare
$19,0004%
Roads & transportation
$6,0001%
Interest on debt
$4,0001%
Parks & libraries
$2,000<1%
Other
$216,00050%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 66%
  • From the state 30%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Norwood

Full-time staff
0
11 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time11 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

Charlevoix Public Schools

Norwood's K–12 school district, shared with Charlevoix, Charlevoix, Marion and Hayes. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,845
Michigan: $16,528
Students
828
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$13.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 79%
  • State 17%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $17,845 per pupil, $11,948 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 Norwood pay

Typical tax bill
$2,780
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
0.87%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$320,800
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 Norwood's government

Town hall & decisions in Norwood →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Norwood

Norwood is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative Jack Bergman. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Norwood'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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