Photo: Dwight Burdette · CC BY 3.0In Green Oak Township, 89% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Michigan
Green Oak Township’s town government spent $10.8 million on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2023, about $551 per resident.
What stands out about how Green Oak Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Brighton Area Schools
Green Oak Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Brighton, Brighton Township, Genoa Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $19,807 per pupil, $14,562 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.
South Lyon Community Schools · $14,023 per pupil
Whitmore Lake Public Schools · $22,450 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $551 per resident a year, or $1.51 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 33%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$577 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar towns
Green Oak Township’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($577 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 68 Michigan towns and townships of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $541, and the middle half spent $325–$702. Green Oak Township spent more than 59% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($447,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Michigan towns and townships of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Green Oak Township itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is down 1% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Green Oak Township reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $577 · 2023: $551.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $4,022 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.03% 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 Green Oak Township’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.
Tax bills are one input to Green Oak Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Green Oak Township →
Who’s in charge in Green Oak Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 479 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (19,645).
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.
How Green Oak Township voted in 2024
Official results for Green Oak Township’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican58.0%7,904 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat40.6%5,529 votesOthers: 1.5% (201 votes).
Most votes in Green Oak Township: Donald J Trump
Livingston County: Trump 61.3%, Harris 37.4% · Michigan: Trump 49.7%, Harris 48.3%
of Green Oak Township’s 15,381 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Michigan: 74%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Mike RogersRepublican56.4%
Elissa SlotkinDemocrat41.5%Most votes in Green Oak Township: Mike Rogers
Livingston County: Rogers 59.6%, Slotkin 38.5% · Michigan: Slotkin 48.6%, Rogers 48.3%
Most votes in the district: Tom Barrett
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Green Oak Township, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Oak Township | 58.0% | 40.6% | 1.5% | 13,634 |
| Livingston County | 61.3% | 37.4% | 1.3% | 132,448 |
| 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 Green Oak Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 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 Green Oak Township compares with the towns next door
Green Oak Township spent $577 per resident in 2022; the 6 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $256 to $2,485. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Brighton Township | $256 | $3,803 |
| Northfield Township | $603 | $4,608 |
| Hamburg Township | $614 | $3,921 |
| Lyon Township | $655 | $5,381 |
| South Lyon | $1,125 | $4,044 |
| Brighton | $2,485 | $4,515 |
| Green Oak Township | $577 | $4,022 |
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).
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Questions about Green Oak Township’s government
How much does Green Oak Township spend per resident?
About $551 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $577 was more than 59% of 68 Michigan towns and townships of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Green Oak Township?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $4,022 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.03% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.25% across Michigan. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Green Oak Township’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Green Oak Township yet.
How did Green Oak Township vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 58.0%, Kamala D Harris 40.6% (13,634 votes, official results). Livingston County: Trump 61.3%, Harris 37.4%. Michigan: Trump 49.7%, Harris 48.3%.
How many people work for Green Oak Township?
41 full-time and 35 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $365,477 (about $4.4M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Green Oak Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 22 (Lana Theis) and State House District 49 (Ann Bollin). The House district also covers seven other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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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; 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 →