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Oshtemo, MI town hall & government

Oshtemo spent $8.6 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $367 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Oshtemo's money goes

Spent
$8.6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$367
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Fire
$2.4 million29%
Administration & buildings
$1.1 million13%
Paid to other governments
$1.1 million13%
Parks & libraries
$846,00010%
Police
$797,0009%
Sewer & trash
$388,0005%
Roads & transportation
$296,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$49,0001%
Other
$1.5 million18%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 53%
  • From the state 23%
  • Property taxes 11%
  • Fees & charges 7%
  • Utility sales 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Oshtemo

Full-time staff
37
28 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$61,800
a year, before benefits
Full-time firefighters
12
on the town payroll
Fire
16 full-time22 part
Administration & buildings
10 full-time4 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time
Other
8 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

Kalamazoo Public School District

Oshtemo's K–12 school district, shared with Kalamazoo and Kalamazoo. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,885
Michigan: $16,528
Students
12,323
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$198 million
at year end

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

  • Local 31%
  • State 51%
  • Federal 18%

Of the $16,885 per pupil, $8,963 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 Oshtemo: Otsego Public Schools ($14,214 per pupil) · Mattawan Consolidated School ($13,575 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Oshtemo pay

Typical tax bill
$4,306
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.40%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$307,700
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.

Local

Contact Oshtemo's government

Town hall & decisions in Oshtemo →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Oshtemo

Oshtemo is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative Bill Huizenga. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Oshtemo'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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