Bangor Elevator · Photo: Teemu08 · CC BY-SA 3.0Bangor runs its own hospital
Bangor’s city government spent $3.5 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,767 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Bangor didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Bangor is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,767 per resident a year, or $4.84 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 31%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Bangor didn’t report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Bangor yet
Every year of Bangor’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022–2024. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $1,662 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.49% of the home’s value, vs 1.25% across Michigan.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Bangor’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Bangor’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Bangor →
Who’s in charge in Bangor
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Bangor’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofbangormi.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 99 residents, not counting hospital, health & welfare staff
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (1,987).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Bangor Public Schools
Bangor’s K–12 school district, shared with Breedsville, Bangor Township, Arlington Township, Columbia Township, Geneva Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $17,726 per pupil, $10,135 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Michigan districts overall: 34% local, 57% state, 9% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
How Bangor voted in 2024
Official results for Bangor’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican55.2%414 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat43.7%328 votesOthers: 1.1% (8 votes).
Most votes in Bangor: Donald J Trump
Van Buren County: Trump 56.8%, Harris 41.7% · Michigan: Trump 49.7%, Harris 48.3%
of Bangor’s 1,348 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Michigan: 74%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Mike RogersRepublican52.0%
Elissa SlotkinDemocrat44.4%Most votes in Bangor: Mike Rogers
Van Buren County: Rogers 55.6%, Slotkin 41.4% · Michigan: Slotkin 48.6%, Rogers 48.3%
Most votes in the district: Bill Huizenga
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Bangor, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor | 55.2% | 43.7% | 1.1% | 750 |
| Van Buren County | 56.8% | 41.7% | 1.4% | 41,183 |
| Michigan | 49.7% | 48.3% | 2.0% | 5,664,186 |
Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017; Elissa Slotkin: U.S. House portrait (congress-legislators project); Mike Rogers: U.S. House portrait (congress-legislators project). All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Bangor.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofbangormi.org ↗
- 2Michigan HouseState representatives
- 3Michigan SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Michigan
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Bangor compares with the towns next door
Bangor’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 2 of the 2 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $274 to $390 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Bangor Township | $274 | $1,840 |
| Arlington Township | $390 | $2,116 |
| Bangor | estimate | $1,662 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Bangor’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Bangor’s government
How much does Bangor spend per resident?
About $1,767 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Bangor didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $6.2 million.
What is the property tax rate in Bangor?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,662 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.49% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.25% across Michigan. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofbangormi.org.
Who runs Bangor’s government?
See cityofbangormi.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Bangor yet.
How did Bangor vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 55.2%, Kamala D Harris 43.7% (750 votes, official results). Van Buren County: Trump 56.8%, Harris 41.7%. Michigan: Trump 49.7%, Harris 48.3%.
How many people work for Bangor?
20 full-time and 16 part-time employees in March 2022 (plus 0 full-time hospital, health & welfare staff), with a March payroll of $61,213 (about $734,556 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Bangor in the state legislature?
State Senate District 20 (Aric Nesbitt) and State House District 39 (Pauline Wendzel). The House district also covers 34 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Bangor’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for Bangor, the Bureau’s estimates); day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →