Town Hall · Port Hope

Port Hope, MI town hall & government

Port Hope spent $690,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $2,782 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Port Hope's money goes

Spent
$690,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,782
typical Michigan cities: $2,035
Long-term debt
$210,000
$847 per resident
Fire
$431,00062%
Sewer & trash
$71,00010%
Administration & buildings
$60,0009%
Roads & transportation
$50,0007%
Paid to other governments
$34,0005%
Parks & libraries
$14,0002%
Interest on debt
$7,0001%
Health & welfare
$5,0001%
Police
$2,000<1%
Other
$16,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • From other local governments 30%
  • Fees & charges 26%
  • From the state 20%
  • Property taxes 17%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Port Hope

Full-time staff
0
14 part-time too
Sewer & trash
0 full-time5 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 part
Police
0 full-time4 part
Fire
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Port Hope didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

North Huron School District

Port Hope's K–12 school district, shared with Dwight, Gore, Huron, Kinde, Pointe Aux Barques and Port Austin. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,247
Michigan: $16,528
Students
300
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 73%
  • State 18%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $20,247 per pupil, $10,387 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 Port Hope pay

Typical tax bill
$1,141
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.29%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$88,700
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 Port Hope's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Port Hope

Port Hope is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative Lisa C. McClain. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Port Hope'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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