Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy

The Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS)
Spring 2011 Data Tables

« Back to the table of contents

Q4a: Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in revenue from property taxes for your jurisdiction?

Jurisdiction Type Crosstabulation
% within Jurisdiction Type
  Jurisdiction Type Total
County Township City Village
Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in revenue from property taxes for your jurisdiction? Greatly Decreased 14% 6% 28% 12% 11%
Somewhat Decreased 73% 62% 60% 70% 63%
No Change 7% 15% 8% 10% 13%
Somewhat Increased 5% 15% 4% 8% 12%
Greatly Increased 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Not Applicable 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Don't Know 0% 2% 0% 0% 1%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Population Category Crosstabulation
% within Population Size
  Population Size Total
<1500 1500-5000 5001-10000 10001-30000 >30000
Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in revenue from property taxes for your jurisdiction? Greatly Decreased 8% 7% 14% 17% 35% 11%
Somewhat Decreased 59% 65% 71% 73% 56% 63%
No Change 17% 13% 10% 4% 5% 13%
Somewhat Increased 15% 13% 5% 6% 4% 12%
Greatly Increased 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Not Applicable 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Don't Know 1% 2% 0% 0% 0% 1%
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
Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in revenue from property taxes for your jurisdiction? Greatly Decreased 4% 7% 5% 8% 10% 26% 11%
Somewhat Decreased 34% 70% 69% 67% 63% 64% 63%
No Change 29% 9% 13% 14% 14% 7% 13%
Somewhat Increased 30% 13% 12% 9% 11% 3% 12%
Greatly Increased 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Not Applicable 0% 0% 0% 0% 1% 0% 0%
Don't Know 3% 1% 1% 2% 1% 0% 1%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

« Back to the table of contents