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Reliance on Personal Property Taxation
(1988 State Equalized Value and 1998 Taxable Value in millions of dollars)
Van Buren County |
--------------1988-------------- | --------------1998-------------- | Personal Property 1988-1998 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Municipalities | Total Property | Personal Property | Ratio of Personal to Total Property | Total Property | Personal Property | Ratio of Personal to Total Property | Dollar Change | Percent Change |
| Almena Twp | $33.351 | $1.304 | 3.9% | $76.755 | $3.484 | 4.5% | $2.179 | 167.1% |
| Antwerp Twp | $81.363 | $9.120 | 11.2% | $170.738 | $18.326 | 10.7% | $9.206 | 101.0% |
| Arlington Twp | $16.513 | $0.581 | 3.5% | $28.994 | $1.087 | 3.7% | $0.506 | 87.2% |
| Bangor City | $12.218 | $2.250 | 18.4% | $18.218 | $3.032 | 16.6% | $0.783 | 34.8% |
| Bangor Twp | $17.159 | $0.817 | 4.8% | $29.641 | $1.351 | 4.6% | $0.533 | 65.3% |
| Bloomingdale Twp | $25.454 | $1.508 | 5.9% | $45.732 | $2.475 | 5.4% | $0.967 | 64.1% |
| Columbia Twp | $23.314 | $1.061 | 4.6% | $41.882 | $2.202 | 5.3% | $1.141 | 107.6% |
| Covert Twp | $110.276 | $25.116 | 22.8% | $208.673 | $21.058 | 10.1% | $ (4.058) | -16.2% |
| Decatur Twp | $28.664 | $2.597 | 9.1% | $47.344 | $4.576 | 9.7% | $1.979 | 76.2% |
| Geneva Twp | $22.482 | $3.754 | 16.7% | $42.933 | $3.052 | 7.1% | $ (0.702) | -18.7% |
| Gobles City | $6.009 | $0.459 | 7.6% | $8.666 | $0.653 | 7.5% | $0.194 | 42.4% |
| Hamilton Twp | $15.643 | $0.632 | 4.0% | $27.639 | $2.048 | 7.4% | $1.416 | 224.1% |
| Hartford City | $12.410 | $1.206 | 9.7% | $20.322 | $2.005 | 9.9% | $0.798 | 66.2% |
| Hartford Twp | $21.661 | $1.415 | 6.5% | $36.405 | $2.651 | 7.3% | $1.236 | 87.3% |
| Keeler Twp | $38.557 | $1.445 | 3.7% | $67.526 | $3.278 | 4.9% | $1.833 | 126.8% |
| Lawrence Twp | $33.875 | $2.026 | 6.0% | $57.899 | $4.029 | 7.0% | $2.003 | 98.9% |
| Paw Paw Twp | $75.626 | $6.154 | 8.1% | $143.387 | $15.211 | 10.6% | $9.058 | 147.2% |
| Pine Grove Twp | $23.192 | $1.292 | 5.6% | $44.544 | $2.107 | 4.7% | $0.815 | 63.1% |
| Porter Twp | $31.172 | $1.043 | 3.3% | $64.681 | $3.168 | 4.9% | $2.125 | 203.8% |
| South Haven City | $81.212 | $9.115 | 11.2% | $160.669 | $17.534 | 10.9% | $8.419 | 92.4% |
| South Haven Charter Twp | $37.225 | $2.310 | 6.2% | $71.064 | $3.720 | 5.2% | $1.410 | 61.0% |
| Waverly Twp | $17.192 | $0.500 | 2.9% | $32.543 | $1.273 | 3.9% | $0.773 | 154.6% |
| Totals | $764.568 | $75.704 | 9.9% | $1,446.253 | $118.320 | 8.2% | $42.615 | 56.3% |
12 municipalities increased their reliance on personal property, 10 decreased.
Source: Michigan State Tax Commission, 1988 and 1998 Taxable Valuations.