Photo: Gpwitteveen · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Muir run?
Muir’s village government spent $674,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,047 per resident.
What stands out about how Muir is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
About $1,047 per resident a year, or $2.87 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 68%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$1,059 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Muir’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,059 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 291 Michigan cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,081, and the middle half spent $748–$1,663. Muir spent less than 52% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($189,000), 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 cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Muir itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 4% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Muir 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: $1,059 · 2024: $1,047. Per resident it went from $1,059 to $1,047 (down 1%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 609 to 644.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,888 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.32% 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 Muir’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 Muir’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Muir →
Who’s in charge in Muir
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time village employee for every 161 residents
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 (644).
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.
Ionia Public Schools
Muir’s K–12 school district, shared with Lyons, Ionia, Ionia Township, Ronald Township, Easton Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,742 per pupil, $7,456 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.
Muir’s votes are counted by county
Michigan reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Muir alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Ionia County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican65.2%22,179 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat33.3%11,338 votesOthers: 1.5% (504 votes).
Most votes in Ionia County: Donald J Trump
Michigan: Trump 49.7%, Harris 48.3%
100% of Muir lies in Ionia County. Every 2024 race in Ionia County is on the county’s page.
Ionia County’s 2024 results →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. 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 Muir.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal 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.
Reach Muir’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Muir’s government
How much does Muir spend per resident?
About $1,047 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,059 was less than 52% of 291 Michigan cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Muir?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,888 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.32% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.25% across Michigan. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the village’s assessor.
Who runs Muir’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Muir yet.
How did Muir vote in 2024?
Michigan counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Muir alone. Ionia County, where 100% of Muir lies, voted Trump 65.2%, Harris 33.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Muir?
4 full-time and 11 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $7,643 (about $91,716 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Muir in the state legislature?
State Senate District 33 (Rick Outman) and State House District 93 (Tim Kelly). The House district also covers 48 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Muir’s government
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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 →