Photo: TCP04 · CC BY 4.0How is New Era run?
New Era’s village government spent $213,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $484 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: New Era didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how New Era is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
Shelby Public Schools
New Era’s K–12 school district, shared with Benona Township, Shelby, Shelby Township, Ferry Township, Otto Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $19,171 per pupil, $9,295 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.
About $484 per resident a year, or $1.33 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 38%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
New Era didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for New Era yet
Every year of New Era’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the village reported none of its dollars for 2022. 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 $1,725 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.95% 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 New Era’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 New Era’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in New Era →
Who’s in charge in New Era
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
New Era’s votes are counted by county
Michigan reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for New Era alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Oceana County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican64.2%9,547 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat34.2%5,085 votesOthers: 1.6% (238 votes).
Most votes in Oceana County: Donald J Trump
Michigan: Trump 49.7%, Harris 48.3%
100% of New Era lies in Oceana County. Every 2024 race in Oceana County is on the county’s page.
Oceana 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 New Era.
- 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 New Era’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about New Era’s government
How much does New Era spend per resident?
About $484 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (New Era didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $213,000.
What is the property tax rate in New Era?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,725 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.95% 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 New Era’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for New Era yet.
How did New Era vote in 2024?
Michigan counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for New Era alone. Oceana County, where 100% of New Era lies, voted Trump 64.2%, Harris 34.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for New Era?
0 full-time and 6 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $8,103 (about $97,236 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents New Era in the state legislature?
State Senate District 32 (Jon Bumstead) and State House District 102 (Curt VanderWall). The House district also covers 52 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about New Era’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 (for New Era, 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 →