Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS) Spring 2021, Question 05a

Projected change in property tax rates

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Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding property tax rates?

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Statewide total
% Statewide
		Total
Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding property tax rates?	Greatly Decrease	0%
	Somewhat Decrease	4%
	No Change	59%
	Somewhat Increase	31%
	Greatly Increase	0%
	Not Applicable	0%
	Don't Know	6%

Jurisdiction Type Crosstabulation
		County	Township	City	Village	Total
% within Jurisdiction Type
		Jurisdiction Type				Total
Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding property tax rates?	Greatly Decrease	0%	0%	1%	0%	0%
	Somewhat Decrease	1%	3%	7%	4%	4%
	No Change	64%	56%	60%	72%	59%
	Somewhat Increase	32%	33%	29%	21%	31%
	Greatly Increase	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
	Not Applicable	0%	0%	0%	1%	0%
	Don't Know	3%	7%	3%	3%	6%

Population Size Crosstabulation
		<1500	1500-5000	5001-10000	10001-30000	>30000	Total
% within Population Size
		Population Size					Total
Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding property tax rates?	Greatly Decrease	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
	Somewhat Decrease	3%	4%	9%	2%	3%	4%
	No Change	61%	58%	53%	61%	65%	59%
	Somewhat Increase	27%	33%	33%	33%	29%	31%
	Greatly Increase	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
	Not Applicable	1%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
	Don't Know	8%	5%	5%	3%	3%	6%

Region of Michigan Crosstabulation
		Upper Peninsula	Northern Lower Peninsula	West Central Lower Peninsula	East Central Lower Peninsula	Southwest Lower Peninsula	Southeast Lower Peninsula	Total
% within Region of Michigan
		Region of Michigan						Total
Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding property tax rates?	Greatly Decrease	0%	0%	0%	0%	1%	0%	0%
	Somewhat Decrease	5%	3%	4%	2%	3%	6%	4%
	No Change	67%	59%	53%	65%	57%	59%	59%
	Somewhat Increase	24%	29%	37%	27%	33%	31%	31%
	Greatly Increase	0%	0%	0%	0%	1%	0%	0%
	Not Applicable	2%	0%	1%	0%	0%	0%	0%
	Don't Know	3%	8%	6%	6%	6%	4%	6%

Urban/Rural Crosstabulation
		Rural	Mostly rural	Mostly urban	Urban	Don't know	Total
% within Urban/Rural Self Identification
		Urban/Rural Self Identification					Total
Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding property tax rates?	Greatly Decrease	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
	Somewhat Decrease	3%	5%	6%	7%	0%	4%
	No Change	60%	59%	58%	60%	44%	59%
	Somewhat Increase	30%	31%	32%	28%	31%	31%
	Greatly Increase	0%	1%	0%	0%	0%	0%
	Not Applicable	1%	0%	0%	0%	7%	0%
	Don't Know	6%	4%	3%	4%	18%	6%