Town Hall · Vernon

Vernon, MI town hall & government

Vernon spent $495,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $645 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Vernon's money goes

Spent
$495,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$645
typical Michigan cities: $2,035
Long-term debt
$2.2 million
$2,913 per resident
Sewer & trash
$125,00025%
Interest on debt
$90,00018%
Police
$89,00018%
Administration & buildings
$82,00017%
Roads & transportation
$62,00013%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$29,0006%
Parks & libraries
$8,0002%
Other
$10,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 42%
  • From the state 30%
  • Property taxes 24%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Vernon

Full-time staff
3
16 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$40,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
1 full-time15 part
Police
1 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Corunna Public School District

Vernon's K–12 school district, shared with Corunna, Venice, Caledonia, Shiawassee, Hazelton and New Haven. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,413
Michigan: $16,528
Students
1,624
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$16.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 22%
  • State 66%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $15,413 per pupil, $9,022 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 Vernon pay

Typical tax bill
$2,026
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.52%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$133,400
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 Vernon's government

Town hall & decisions in Vernon →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Vernon

Vernon is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative Tom Barrett. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Vernon'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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