Onota, MI town hall & government
Onota spent $418,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $1,271 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Onota's government.
Where Onota's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 78%
- From the state 12%
- From other local governments 7%
- From the federal government 1%
- Interest, fines & other 1%
- Other taxes & licenses <1%
Who works for Onota
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Autrain-Onota Public Schools
Onota's elementary school district, shared with Au Train. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Michigan districts overall: 34% local, 57% state, 9% federal
- Local 83%
- State 13%
- Federal 4%
Of the $47,895 per pupil, $23,000 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.
Which schools Onota kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Onota pay
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.
Contact Onota's government
Who represents Onota
Onota is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative Jack Bergman. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.
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.