Town Hall · Onota

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.

Town budget

Where Onota's money goes

Spent
$418,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,271
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$95,00023%
Paid to other governments
$95,00023%
Administration & buildings
$82,00020%
Sewer & trash
$78,00019%
Parks & libraries
$29,0007%
Fire
$18,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2,000<1%
Other
$19,0005%

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%
Town workforce

Who works for Onota

Full-time staff
0
28 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time19 part
Fire
0 full-time7 part
Other
0 full-time2 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

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.

Spending per pupil
$47,895
Michigan: $16,528
Students
19
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Onota pay

Typical tax bill
$2,520
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
0.76%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$330,500
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 Onota's government

Town hall & decisions in Onota →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Onota

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

All of Onota'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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