Town Hall · Tompkins

Tompkins, MI town hall & government

Tompkins spent $349,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $131 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Tompkins's money goes

Spent
$349,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$131
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$159,00046%
Fire
$101,00029%
Roads & transportation
$36,00010%
Paid to other governments
$36,00010%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$14,0004%
Other
$3,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 56%
  • Property taxes 30%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • Fees & charges <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Tompkins

Full-time staff
0
25 part-time too
Fire
0 full-time18 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 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

Northwest School District

Tompkins's K–12 school district, shared with Rives, Blackman, Henrietta and Sandstone. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,419
Michigan: $16,528
Students
3,467
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$43.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 21%
  • State 72%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $13,419 per pupil, $8,359 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 Tompkins: Springport Public Schools ($14,972 per pupil) · Leslie Public Schools ($13,561 per pupil) · Western School District ($13,852 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Tompkins pay

Typical tax bill
$2,165
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.05%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$206,800
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 Tompkins's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Tompkins

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

All of Tompkins'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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