Town Hall · Waterloo

Waterloo, MI town hall & government

Waterloo spent $427,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $148 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Waterloo's money goes

Spent
$427,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$148
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
$269,000
$93 per resident
Administration & buildings
$225,00053%
Police
$86,00020%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$62,00015%
Interest on debt
$16,0004%
Parks & libraries
$2,000<1%
Other
$36,0008%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 50%
  • Property taxes 23%
  • Interest, fines & other 20%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • Fees & charges <1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Waterloo

Full-time staff
0
10 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time8 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 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

Stockbridge Community Schools

Waterloo's K–12 school district, shared with Stockbridge, Stockbridge, Unadilla, Henrietta and Bunker Hill. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,654
Michigan: $16,528
Students
1,124
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$17.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 41%
  • State 52%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $15,654 per pupil, $8,838 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 Waterloo: Grass Lake Community Schools ($14,092 per pupil) · Chelsea School District ($16,137 per pupil) · East Jackson Community Schools ($16,155 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Waterloo pay

Typical tax bill
$2,932
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.20%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$243,600
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 Waterloo's government

Town hall & decisions in Waterloo →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Waterloo

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

All of Waterloo'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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