Town Hall · Wheatland

Wheatland, MI town hall & government

Wheatland spent $206,000 in the year to September 30, 2022, about $156 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Wheatland's money goes

Spent
$206,000
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$156
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Paid to other governments
$52,00025%
Administration & buildings
$51,00025%
Fire
$29,00014%
Roads & transportation
$18,0009%
Sewer & trash
$11,0005%
Parks & libraries
$2,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1,000<1%
Other
$42,00020%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 56%
  • Property taxes 34%
  • Fees & charges 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Wheatland

Full-time staff
0
10 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time10 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Addison Community Schools

Wheatland's K–12 school district, shared with Addison, Rollin, Somerset and Woodstock. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,895
Michigan: $16,528
Students
712
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$6.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 49%
  • State 41%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $14,895 per pupil, $8,874 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 Wheatland: Pittsford Area Schools ($12,636 per pupil) · North Adams-Jerome Schools ($12,882 per pupil) · Hudson Area Schools ($12,536 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Wheatland pay

Typical tax bill
$1,883
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.03%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$183,200
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 Wheatland's government

Town hall & decisions in Wheatland →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Wheatland

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

All of Wheatland'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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