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Palmyra, MI town hall & government

Palmyra spent $879,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $442 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Palmyra's money goes

Spent
$879,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$442
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
$303,000
$152 per resident
Paid to other governments
$255,00029%
Roads & transportation
$160,00018%
Fire
$145,00016%
Administration & buildings
$143,00016%
Sewer & trash
$95,00011%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$42,0005%
Interest on debt
$10,0001%
Other
$29,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 38%
  • From the state 26%
  • Fees & charges 17%
  • Interest, fines & other 16%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Palmyra

Full-time staff
0
48 part-time too
Fire
0 full-time24 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time23 part
Other
0 full-time1 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

Blissfield Community Schools

Palmyra's K–12 school district, shared with Blissfield, Blissfield, Riga and Ogden. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,766
Michigan: $16,528
Students
1,135
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$11.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 33%
  • State 63%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $13,766 per pupil, $8,854 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 Palmyra: Adrian City School District ($16,488 per pupil) · Madison School District ($13,923 per pupil) · Sand Creek Community Schools ($15,190 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Palmyra pay

Typical tax bill
$2,378
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.32%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$179,500
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 Palmyra's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Palmyra

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

All of Palmyra'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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