Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy

The Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS)
Spring 2009 Data Tables

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Q6a: Which actions have your jurisdiction taken or are likely to take regarding next fiscal year's property tax rates?

Type of Jurisdiction Crosstabulation
% within Type of Jurisdiction
  Type of Jurisdiction Total
County Township City Village
Which actions have your jurisdiction taken or are likely to take regarding next fiscal year's property tax rates? Greatly Decrease 2% 2% 3% 1% 2%
Somewhat Decrease 26% 16% 17% 9% 15%
No Change 59% 56% 67% 70% 59%
Somewhat Increase 9% 21% 13% 16% 18%
Greatly Increase 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Don't Know 4% 6% 1% 4% 5%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Community Population Size Crosstabulation
% within Population Size
  Population Size Total
<1500 1500-5000 5001-10000 10001-30000 >30000
Which actions have your jurisdiction taken or are likely to take regarding next fiscal year's property tax rates? Greatly Decrease 1% 2% 2% 6% 5% 2%
Somewhat Decrease 10% 18% 17% 24% 22% 15%
No Change 60% 58% 67% 57% 61% 59%
Somewhat Increase 23% 18% 11% 11% 11% 18%
Greatly Increase 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Don't Know 6% 4% 3% 3% 1% 5%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Region of Michigan Crosstabulation
% within Region of Michigan
  Region of Michigan Total
Upper Peninsula Northern Lower Peninsula West Central Lower Peninsula East Central Lower Peninsula Southwest Lower Peninsula Southeast Lower Peninsula
Which actions have your jurisdiction taken or are likely to take regarding next fiscal year's property tax rates? Greatly Decrease 1% 1% 1% 1% 2% 7% 2%
Somewhat Decrease 7% 20% 17% 15% 12% 18% 15%
No Change 55% 53% 68% 62% 56% 58% 59%
Somewhat Increase 30% 21% 12% 17% 25% 12% 18%
Greatly Increase 0% 1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Don't Know 8% 5% 2% 5% 5% 4% 5%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

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Note: these data exclude partial survey responses. Contact CLOSUP for more information.