Photo: Dwight Burdette · CC BY 3.0How is Pinckney run?
Pinckney’s village government spent $2.4 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $992 per resident.
What stands out about how Pinckney is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
About $992 per resident a year, or $2.72 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 32%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$992 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Pinckney’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($992 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. Pinckney spent less than 58% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($779,000), 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; Pinckney itself left out).
No trend yet
Pinckney reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $3,239 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.21% 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 Pinckney’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 Pinckney’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Pinckney →
Who’s in charge in Pinckney
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time village employee for every 269 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (2,425).
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.
Pinckney Community Schools
Pinckney’s K–12 school district, shared with Putnam Township, Hamburg Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,593 per pupil, $8,123 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.
Pinckney’s votes are counted by county
Michigan reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Pinckney alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Livingston County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican61.3%81,217 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat37.4%49,503 votesOthers: 1.3% (1,728 votes).
Most votes in Livingston County: Donald J Trump
Michigan: Trump 49.7%, Harris 48.3%
100% of Pinckney lies in Livingston County. Every 2024 race in Livingston County is on the county’s page.
Livingston 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 Pinckney.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Michigan HousePinckney is split between 2 districts
- 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 Pinckney’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Pinckney’s government
How much does Pinckney spend per resident?
About $992 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $992 was less than 58% of 291 Michigan cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Pinckney?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,239 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.21% 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 Pinckney’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Pinckney yet.
How did Pinckney vote in 2024?
Michigan counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Pinckney alone. Livingston County, where 100% of Pinckney lies, voted Trump 61.3%, Harris 37.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Pinckney?
9 full-time and 19 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $54,436 (about $653,232 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Pinckney in the state legislature?
Pinckney is split among 2 State House districts, so your address decides. The Michigan Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 22 (Lana Theis). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Pinckney’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; 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 →