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Why it Matters: The Expenditures Analysis graph correlates the size of municipalities, as measured by Total Expenditures, and Expenditures per capita respectively. The municipality on the far right has the largest budget. The municipality on the far left has the smallest budget. The higher up you travel on the graph indicates municipalities that spend the most per capita. For comparison purposes, Transfers, Capital Outlay and Extraordinary Items have been excluded from the Expenditures Calculations. (n015) (o19)

Data Source: Historical Revenue & Expense data has been loaded from state available public data that each municipality files annually, and includes all fund types. Future Year data is loaded from the community's own budget or forecast projections and typically only includes General and other Governmental Funds. (n016)

Southwestern Michigan Commission - Data Table

MunicipalityLies WithinPopulationTotal
Revenues
1Peer
Rank
Revenues
per Capita
2Peer
Rank
Almena TownshipVan Buren County5,153$1,696,4692$3292
Antwerp TownshipVan Buren County12,204$3,070,9685$2525
Arlington TownshipVan Buren County1,702$1,344,39849$79049
Bainbridge TownshipBerrien County2,810$471,68710$16810
Bangor TownshipVan Buren County2,282$839,50929$36829
Baroda TownshipBerrien County2,736$1,327,04822$48522
Benton TownshipBerrien County$10,135,29919$19
Berrien TownshipBerrien County5,041$1,235,03037$24537
Bertrand TownshipBerrien County2,611$1,054,56917$40417
Bloomingdale TownshipVan Buren County3,038$995,22625$32825
Buchanan TownshipBerrien County3,518$890,7789$2539
Calvin TownshipCass County1,822$816,74542$44842
Chikaming TownshipBerrien County3,081$7,984,50724$2,59224
Coloma TownshipBerrien County4,961$3,982,43538$80338
Columbia TownshipVan Buren County2,579$1,195,71621$46421
Covert TownshipVan Buren County2,867$4,044,90715$1,41115
Decatur TownshipVan Buren County3,618$595,45728$16528
Galien TownshipBerrien County1,427$362,88339$25439
Geneva TownshipVan Buren County3,524$1,236,25918$35118
Hagar TownshipBerrien County3,564$1,027,96930$28830
Hamilton TownshipVan Buren County1,361$550,48652$40452
Hartford TownshipVan Buren County3,185$942,15847$29647
Howard TownshipCass County6,083$1,229,62812$20212
Jefferson TownshipCass County$940,86753$53
Keeler TownshipVan Buren County2,289$1,202,7603$5253
LaGrange TownshipCass County3,396$813,73434$24034
Lake TownshipBerrien County$5,063,23536$36
Lawrence TownshipVan Buren County3,247$1,330,02327$41027
Lincoln TownshipBerrien County14,583$6,760,41820$46420
Marcellus TownshipCass County2,267$1,225,41450$54150
Mason TownshipCass County2,958$642,6724$2174
Milton TownshipCass County3,912$941,8576$2416
New Buffalo TownshipBerrien County2,352$4,089,96148$1,73948
Newberg TownshipCass County1,737$757,55123$43623
Niles TownshipBerrien County14,175$4,763,7151$3361
Ontwa TownshipCass County6,538$2,373,43141$36341
Oronoko TownshipBerrien County8,955$3,435,72232$38432
Paw Paw TownshipVan Buren County6,827$8,164,05714$1,19614
Penn TownshipCass County2,086$1,184,05013$56813
Pine Grove TownshipVan Buren County2,942$851,04331$28931
Pipestone TownshipBerrien County2,261$432,2477$1917
Pokagon TownshipCass County1,952$707,91016$36316
Porter TownshipVan Buren County2,243$1,416,80946$63246
Porter TownshipCass County3,815$1,436,77640$37740
Royalton TownshipBerrien County4,774$1,907,09426$39926
Silver Creek TownshipCass County3,156$1,109,2498$3518
Sodus TownshipBerrien County1,980$632,84545$32045
South Haven TownshipVan Buren County$2,094,09833$33
St. Joseph TownshipBerrien County9,993$7,202,70854$72154
Three Oaks TownshipBerrien County2,402$1,695,33644$70644
Volinia TownshipCass County1,061$418,67051$39551
Watervliet TownshipBerrien County3,090$2,163,43643$70043
Waverly TownshipVan Buren County2,526$840,12335$33335
Weesaw TownshipBerrien County1,732$535,36611$30911

1Rank is based on Total Revenues (excluding extraordinary Revenue items).

2Rank is based on Revenues per Capita.