Town Hall · Onsted

Onsted, MI town hall & government

Onsted spent $824,000 in the year to February 28, 2022, about $870 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Onsted's money goes

Spent
$824,000
fiscal year to February 28, 2022
Per resident
$870
typical Michigan cities: $2,035
Long-term debt
$2.7 million
$2,822 per resident
Sewer & trash
$296,00036%
Roads & transportation
$156,00019%
Administration & buildings
$145,00018%
Interest on debt
$111,00013%
Parks & libraries
$19,0002%
Police
$8,0001%
Water & other utilities
$7,0001%
Other
$82,00010%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 37%
  • From the state 25%
  • Property taxes 23%
  • Utility sales 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Onsted

Full-time staff
1
23 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$46,600
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time3 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time3 part
Police
0 full-time2 part
Other
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

Onsted Community Schools

Onsted's K–12 school district, shared with Rome, Cambridge and Franklin. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,467
Michigan: $16,528
Students
1,184
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$17.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 34%
  • State 60%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $15,467 per pupil, $9,886 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 Onsted pay

Typical tax bill
$2,207
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.29%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$170,700
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 Onsted's government

Town hall & decisions in Onsted →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Onsted

Onsted is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative Tim Walberg. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Onsted'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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