Searchable database: Legacy costs in your community
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Searchable database: Legacy costs in your community
Legacy costs are commitments made in the past that will be paid by future generations. The two biggest forms of legacy costs for local governments in Michigan are pensions and health care insurance for retired public workers.
Michigan has nearly 1,800 units of local government. Nearly 300 have some level of legacy costs. Two-thirds of Michigan’s total residents reside in communities with legacy costs.
This searchable database details the legacy costs in those communities. If your community is not listed, your community does not have or has not reported significant legacy costs.
| Local community | 2010 population | Local government general fund revenue (2011) | Total unfunded legacy costs | Unfunded legacy costs for each resident | Additional annual property taxes owner of a $100,000 home would pay to fully cover share of legacy costs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albion | 8,616 | 3,707,414 | $(7,797,230) | $(905) | $31 |
| Algonac | 4,110 | $2,556,371 | $1,315,031 | $320 | $76 |
| Allen Park | 28,210 | 20,084,222 | $144,225,807 | $5,113 | $564 |
| Alma | 9,383 | 4,048,475 | $1,232,544 | $131 | $68 |
| Alpena | 10,483 | 9,392,140 | $4,367,318 | $417 | $201 |
| Ann Arbor | 113,934 | 76,744,367 | $227,233,000 | $1,994 | $246 |
| Au Gres | 889 | $527,568 | $774,591 | $871 | $179 |
| Auburn Hills | 21,412 | 24,924,132 | $12,728,951 | $594 | $47 |
| Bangor | 1,885 | 835,202 | $1,088,581 | $577 | $383 |
| Battle Creek | 52,347 | 43,264,011 | $110,945,505 | $2,119 | $339 |
| Bay City | 34,932 | 20,965,355 | $144,172,802 | $4,127 | $1,033 |
| Bedford Township | 31,085 | 5,261,615 | $303,275 | $10 | $1 |
| Belding | 5,757 | 2,392,965 | $849,573 | $148 | $28 |
| Belleville | 3,991 | 2,404,128 | $6,122,439 | $1,534 | $239 |
| Benton Charter Township | 14,749 | 8,483,856 | $8,336,258 | $565 | $109 |
| Berkley | 14,970 | 9,189,384 | $25,959,598 | $1,734 | $349 |
| Beverly Hills Village | 10,267 | 6,652,522 | $15,619,138 | $1,521 | $179 |
| Birmingham | 20,103 | 26,057,791 | $46,959,502 | $2,336 | $102 |
| Blackman Charter Township | 24,051 | 2,354,884 | $7,875,671 | $327 | $127 |
| Bloomfield Charter Township | 41,070 | 37,242,298 | $116,525,989 | $2,837 | $197 |
| Bloomfield Hills | 3,869 | 8,838,292 | $23,301,774 | $6,023 | $116 |
| Boyne City | 3,735 | 3,703,206 | $1,991,356 | $533 | $55 |
| Brandon Charter Township | 13,733 | 3,239,895 | $4,745,796 | $346 | $59 |
| Bridgeport Charter Township | 10,514 | 2,301,325 | $2,726,947 | $259 | $73 |
| Brighton | 7,444 | 7,933,648 | $18,630,363 | $2,503 | $201 |
| Brooklyn Village | 1,206 | 488,232 | $493,020 | $409 | $87 |
| Brownstown Charter Township | 30,627 | 16,985,674 | $30,797,656 | $1,006 | $222 |
| Bruce Township | 6,947 | 1,798,297 | $6,901,466 | $993 | $100 |
| Buena Vista Charter Township | 8,676 | 5,209,326 | $4,511,833 | $520 | $83 |
| Burton | 29,999 | 7,739,779 | $37,905,620 | $1,264 | $177 |
| Cadillac | 10,355 | 7,340,547 | $5,243,175 | $506 | $195 |
| Canton Charter Township | 90,173 | 55,086,954 | $96,711,391 | $1,073 | $110 |
| Capac Village | 1,890 | 700,075 | $2,773,052 | $1,467 | $189 |
| Center Line | 8,257 | 7,867,568 | $54,045,925 | $6,545 | $904 |
| Charlotte | 9,074 | 4,900,457 | $11,257,728 | $1,241 | $154 |
| Cheboygan | 4,867 | 2,303,102 | $4,034,559 | $829 | $121 |
| Chelsea | 4,944 | 4,024,716 | $10,357,459 | $2,095 | $238 |
| Chesterfield Township | 43,381 | 19,243,998 | $18,194,939 | $419 | $68 |
| Clawson | 11,825 | 6,759,628 | $21,788,770 | $1,843 | $291 |
| Clay Township | 9,066 | 3,936,720 | $7,001,633 | $772 | $125 |
| Clinton Charter Township | 96,796 | 46,931,265 | $79,491,659 | $821 | $153 |
| Clio | 2,646 | 1,185,819 | $1,717,603 | $649 | $329 |
| Coleman | 1,243 | 551,645 | $835,150 | $672 | $249 |
| Cooper Charter Township | 10,111 | 1,223,547 | $502,399 | $50 | $15 |
| Corunna | 3,497 | 1,625,580 | $3,204,830 | $916 | $301 |
| Croswell | 2,447 | 1,205,297 | $4,802,948 | $1,963 | $435 |
| Crystal Falls | 1,469 | 966,698 | $6,222,212 | $4,236 | $865 |
| Davison | 5,173 | 2,194,268 | $12,061,222 | $2,332 | $572 |
| Davison Township | 19,575 | 5,597,261 | $5,717,508 | $292 | $63 |
| Dearborn | 98,153 | 94,816,168 | $203,779,109 | $2,076 | $345 |
| Dearborn Heights | 57,774 | 31,854,617 | $137,183,442 | $2,374 | $497 |
| Delhi Charter Township | 25,877 | 10,453,055 | $3,114,930 | $120 | $27 |
| Delta Charter Township | 32,408 | 11,504,986 | $10,615,989 | $328 | $36 |
| Detroit | 713,777 | 1,220,258,093 | $5,586,937,313 | $7,827 | $2,512 |
| DeWitt | 4,507 | 2,781,518 | $7,592,480 | $1,685 | $364 |
| Dexter Village | 4,067 | 2,958,938 | $2,329,640 | $573 | $73 |
| Dowagiac | 5,879 | 3,243,048 | $8,367,406 | $1,423 | $341 |
| Durand | 3,446 | 1,861,156 | $4,357,485 | $1,265 | $242 |
| East China Township | 3,788 | 1,687,178 | $4,234,388 | $1,118 | $30 |
| East Grand Rapids | 10,694 | 10,055,332 | $8,409,915 | $786 | $81 |
| East Lansing | 48,579 | 34,032,643 | $89,217,993 | $1,837 | $478 |
| Eastpointe | 32,442 | 19,730,526 | $58,201,645 | $1,794 | $467 |
| Eaton Rapids | 5,214 | 1,716,244 | $16,066,244 | $3,081 | $655 |
| Ecorse | 9,512 | 14,605,614 | $60,794,028 | $6,391 | $617 |
| Egelston Township | 9,909 | 1,910,436 | $1,392,000 | $140 | $48 |
| Essexville | 3,478 | 1,225,204 | $6,331,308 | $1,820 | $356 |
| Farmington | 10,372 | 7,903,041 | $11,106,535 | $1,071 | $198 |
| Farmington Hills | 79,740 | 44,736,993 | $57,752,770 | $724 | $99 |
| Fenton | 11,756 | 5,425,548 | $14,422,421 | $1,227 | $145 |
| Fenton Charter Township | 15,552 | 3,205,657 | $930,626 | $60 | $8 |
| Ferndale | 19,900 | 16,992,544 | $30,956,872 | $1,556 | $320 |
| Flat Rock | 9,878 | 7,590,243 | $22,238,482 | $2,251 | $220 |
| Flint | 102,434 | 67,173,919 | $1,112,098,934 | $10,857 | $2,840 |
| Flint Charter Township | 31,929 | 11,201,677 | $22,751,532 | $713 | $86 |
| Flushing | 8,389 | 3,869,085 | $20,994,933 | $2,503 | $405 |
| Flushing Charter Township | 10,640 | 2,185,597 | $3,241,119 | $305 | $40 |
| Fort Gratiot Charter Township | 11,108 | 2,952,928 | $550,836 | $50 | $8 |
| Frankenmuth | 4,944 | 3,983,081 | $2,828,903 | $572 | $57 |
| Frankfort | 1,286 | 1,437,734 | $1,924,681 | $1,497 | $112 |
| Franklin Village | 3,150 | 1,933,163 | $2,776,418 | $881 | $41 |
| Fraser | 14,480 | 13,363,743 | $78,449,068 | $5,418 | $631 |
| Fremont | 4,081 | 3,047,212 | $3,223,545 | $790 | $108 |
| Frenchtown Township | 20,428 | 8,558,927 | $5,148,070 | $252 | $34 |
| Fruitport Charter Township | 12,505 | 2,987,639 | $1,783,000 | $143 | $26 |
| Garden City | 27,692 | 18,409,603 | $119,810,248 | $4,327 | $598 |
| Garfield Charter Township | 16,256 | 5,094,807 | $187,767 | $12 | $1 |
| Gaylord | 3,645 | 2,596,868 | $3,235,637 | $888 | $106 |
| Genesee Charter Township | 21,581 | 6,053,237 | $6,932,093 | $321 | $232 |
| Gibraltar | 4,656 | 3,146,715 | $9,782,937 | $2,101 | $259 |
| Gladstone | 4,973 | 2,308,191 | $9,457,601 | $1,902 | $413 |
| Grand Blanc | 8,276 | 3,735,934 | $5,100,103 | $616 | $93 |
| Grand Blanc Charter Township | 37,508 | 12,982,396 | $16,098,638 | $429 | $74 |
| Grand Haven | 10,412 | 11,300,814 | $6,361,420 | $611 | $141 |
| Grand Haven Charter Township | 15,178 | 3,751,938 | $191,727 | $13 | $1 |
| Grand Ledge | 7,786 | 2,662,023 | $1,876,927 | $241 | $39 |
| Grand Rapids | 188,040 | 102,210,726 | $325,040,512 | $1,729 | $270 |
| Grandville | 15,378 | 8,757,809 | $6,712,893 | $437 | $71 |
| Green Oak Township | 17,476 | 4,915,482 | $2,958,076 | $169 | not available |
| Grosse Ile Township | 10,371 | 7,156,243 | $27,616,536 | $2,663 | $160 |
| Grosse Pointe | 5,421 | 5,568,968 | $4,623,284 | $853 | $83 |
| Grosse Pointe Farms | 9,479 | 12,491,919 | $28,145,284 | $2,969 | $213 |
| Grosse Pointe Park | 11,555 | 10,152,770 | $21,261,895 | $1,840 | $130 |
| Grosse Pointe Woods | 16,135 | 12,445,371 | $64,533,150 | $4,000 | $440 |
| Groveland Township | 5,476 | 2,561,100 | $613,347 | $112 | $21 |
| Hampton Charter Township | 9,652 | 4,221,866 | $7,153,181 | $741 | $55 |
| Hamtramck | 22,423 | 17,308,211 | $86,259,760 | $3,847 | $1,105 |
| Harbor Beach | 1,703 | 2,044,156 | $1,146,832 | $673 | $74 |
| Harbor Springs | 1,194 | 2,069,832 | $2,832,300 | $2,372 | $71 |
| Harper Woods | 14,236 | 9,459,911 | $69,233,594 | $4,863 | $675 |
| Harrison Charter Township | 24,587 | 9,133,080 | $49,809,176 | $2,026 | $163 |
| Hart | 2,126 | 1,270,636 | $3,374,984 | $1,587 | $347 |
| Hastings | 7,350 | 4,984,282 | $19,217,332 | $2,615 | $424 |
| Hazel Park | 16,422 | 14,387,222 | $81,160,555 | $4,942 | $1,225 |
| Highland Charter Township | 19,202 | 5,657,574 | $1,700,747 | $89 | $11 |
| Highland Park | 11,776 | 12,087,629 | $39,562,184 | $3,360 | $1,109 |
| Holland | 33,051 | 16,200,357 | $35,541,895 | $1,075 | $161 |
| Holland Charter Township | 35,636 | 10,983,627 | $374,568 | $11 | $87 |
| Holly Village | 6,086 | 2,819,814 | $4,200,251 | $690 | $119 |
| Houghton | 7,708 | 3,266,857 | $824,068 | $107 | $44 |
| Howell | 9,489 | 6,838,779 | $15,510,767 | $1,635 | $184 |
| Huntington Woods | 6,238 | 6,404,088 | $18,251,925 | $2,926 | $232 |
| Huron Charter Township | 15,879 | 7,727,116 | $18,876,861 | $1,189 | $173 |
| Imlay City | 3,597 | 2,365,255 | $1,706,995 | $475 | $96 |
| Independence Charter Township | 34,681 | 17,145,813 | $7,090,420 | $204 | $28 |
| Inkster | 25,369 | 16,513,401 | $34,127,943 | $1,345 | $566 |
| Iron Mountain | 7,624 | 5,883,435 | $34,453,497 | $4,519 | $506 |
| Jackson | 33,534 | 21,286,101 | $77,684,772 | $2,317 | $482 |
| Kalamazoo | 74,262 | 54,823,297 | $134,052,705 | $1,805 | $695 |
| Kalamazoo Charter Township | 21,918 | 7,018,007 | $6,432,195 | $293 | $84 |
| Kalkaska Village | 2,020 | 823,417 | $7,795,847 | $3,859 | $532 |
| Keego Harbor | 2,970 | 2,369,894 | $1,843,182 | $621 | $84 |
| Kentwood | 48,707 | 17,567,321 | $3,128,906 | $64 | $35 |
| Lake Orion Village | 2,973 | 2,204,247 | $3,431,206 | $1,154 | $124 |
| Laketon Township | 7,563 | 1,411,198 | $633,000 | $84 | $19 |
| Lansing | 114,297 | 107,585,783 | $502,405,000 | $4,396 | $866 |
| Lansing Charter Township | 8,126 | 3,917,893 | $7,352,882 | $905 | $150 |
| Lapeer | 8,841 | 7,298,803 | $24,599,041 | $2,782 | $514 |
| Lathrup Village | 4,075 | 3,760,061 | $7,941,698 | $1,949 | $249 |
| Leoni Township | 13,807 | 1,793,197 | $1,358,117 | $98 | $21 |
| Lexington Village | 1,178 | 801,062 | $1,991,328 | $1,690 | $200 |
| Lincoln Park | 38,144 | 23,696,056 | $167,268,790 | $4,385 | $808 |
| Linden | 3,991 | 2,057,331 | $1,128,873 | $283 | $62 |
| Livonia | 96,942 | 46,845,189 | $84,033,000 | $867 | $76 |
| Long Lake Township | 8,662 | 1,663,886 | $179,764 | $21 | $2 |
| Lowell | 3,783 | 2,369,131 | $4,577,217 | $1,210 | $183 |
| Ludington | 8,076 | 5,436,619 | $6,476,753 | $802 | $150 |
| Luna Pier | 1,436 | 1,336,741 | $4,562,755 | $3,177 | $117 |
| Lyon Charter Township | 14,545 | 4,118,102 | $936,957 | $64 | $10 |
| Mackinaw City Village | 806 | 1,649,030 | $285,869 | $355 | $23 |
| Macomb Township | 79,580 | 14,069,695 | $6,412,735 | $81 | $24 |
| Madison Heights | 29,694 | 25,286,081 | $64,653,736 | $2,177 | $258 |
| Manchester Village | 2,091 | 1,215,791 | $92,709 | $44 | $11 |
| Manistique | 3,097 | 2,169,794 | $8,217,144 | $2,653 | $518 |
| Marine City | 4,248 | 3,092,248 | $6,930,000 | $1,631 | $203 |
| Marquette | 21,355 | 17,137,992 | $32,712,852 | $1,532 | $254 |
| Marshall | 7,088 | 4,975,433 | $18,217,282 | $2,570 | $248 |
| Marysville | 9,959 | 7,832,727 | $20,896,803 | $2,098 | $281 |
| Mason | 8,252 | 5,022,168 | $5,252,675 | $637 | $87 |
| Melvindale | 10,715 | 9,490,666 | $79,462,584 | $7,416 | $1,149 |
| Meridian Charter Township | 39,688 | 17,346,633 | $23,265,682 | $586 | $73 |
| Middleville Village | 3,319 | 1,005,159 | $452,597 | $136 | $40 |
| Midland | 41,863 | 36,423,282 | $114,392,159 | $2,733 | $272 |
| Milan | 5,836 | 4,170,601 | $9,079,861 | $1,556 | $321 |
| Milford Charter Township | 9,561 | 6,567,787 | $1,071,192 | $112 | $9 |
| Milford Village | 6,175 | 5,438,606 | $4,685,655 | $759 | $99 |
| Monroe | 20,733 | 15,761,467 | $36,133,137 | $1,743 | $337 |
| Montague | 2,361 | 1,555,587 | $2,463,000 | $1,043 | $148 |
| Montrose | 1,657 | 795,040 | $1,884,877 | $1,138 | $354 |
| Morton Township | 3,854 | 891,868 | $263,140 | $68 | $9 |
| Mount Clemens | 16,314 | 8,877,989 | $47,276,893 | $2,898 | $4,608 |
| Mount Morris | 3,086 | 1,556,460 | $5,089,084 | $1,649 | $52 |
| Mount Morris Township | 21,501 | 6,093,730 | $29,462,448 | $1,370 | $365 |
| Mount Pleasant | 26,016 | 11,566,955 | $8,217,815 | $316 | $186 |
| Mundy Township | 15,082 | 5,363,857 | $3,386,854 | $225 | $40 |
| Muskegon | 38,401 | 24,027,329 | $10,345,000 | $269 | $159 |
| Muskegon Charter Township | 17,840 | 4,798,967 | $8,535,000 | $478 | $133 |
| Muskegon Heights | 10,856 | 6,056,719 | $18,566,120 | $1,710 | $581 |
| New Baltimore | 12,084 | 5,649,936 | $9,883,508 | $818 | $179 |
| Newberry Village | 1,519 | 1,075,207 | $3,131,807 | $2,062 | $761 |
| Niles | 11,600 | 5,682,970 | $5,939,986 | $512 | $169 |
| North Muskegon | 3,786 | 2,152,995 | $3,855,000 | $1,018 | $144 |
| Northville | 5,970 | 6,025,013 | $23,376,023 | $3,916 | $362 |
| Northville Township | 28,497 | 16,128,750 | $7,098,236 | $249 | $41 |
| Norton Shores | 23,994 | 8,493,671 | $51,381,043 | $2,141 | $214 |
| Norway | 2,845 | 2,249,578 | $8,507,667 | $2,990 | $585 |
| Novi | 55,224 | 24,475,135 | $32,031,753 | $580 | $62 |
| Oak Park | 29,319 | 18,877,484 | $125,209,460 | $4,271 | $690 |
| Orchard Lake Village | 2,375 | 2,166,584 | $1,737,144 | $731 | $34 |
| Oshtemo Charter Township | 21,705 | 5,426,883 | $738,887 | $34 | $5 |
| Otsego | 3,956 | 2,030,884 | $157,689 | $40 | $- |
| Owosso | 15,194 | 6,281,281 | $890,279 | $59 | $77 |
| Oxford Charter Township | 17,090 | 3,930,193 | $1,516,806 | $89 | $16 |
| Parchment | 1,804 | 2,405,930 | $807,991 | $448 | $68 |
| Park Township | 17,802 | 3,143,866 | $163,644 | $9 | $2 |
| Pentwater Village | 857 | 1,106,689 | $1,056,744 | $1,233 | $72 |
| Perry | 2,188 | 1,114,225 | $1,493,101 | $682 | $219 |
| Petoskey | 5,670 | 5,850,653 | $3,161,613 | $558 | $64 |
| Pittsfield Charter Township | 34,663 | 14,550,209 | $10,499,548 | $303 | $40 |
| Plainfield Charter Township | 30,952 | 7,882,013 | $3,275,688 | $106 | $15 |
| Plainwell | 3,804 | 2,080,503 | $1,100,312 | $289 | $49 |
| Pleasant Ridge | 2,526 | 2,367,114 | $5,559,291 | $2,201 | $181 |
| Plymouth | 9,132 | 7,025,784 | $21,570,784 | $2,362 | $203 |
| Plymouth Charter Township | 27,524 | 12,599,102 | $23,739,797 | $863 | $60 |
| Pontiac | 59,515 | 35,632,707 | $181,514,825 | $3,050 | $807 |
| Port Huron | 30,184 | 21,274,398 | $85,479,000 | $2,832 | $461 |
| Port Huron Charter Township | 10,654 | 2,588,490 | $928,664 | $87 | $24 |
| Portage | 46,292 | 22,725,014 | $(1,050,900) | $(23) | $2 |
| Portland | 3,883 | 2,133,904 | $8,696,032 | $2,240 | $440 |
| Raisinville Township | 5,816 | 756,068 | $200,334 | $34 | $6 |
| Redford Charter Township | 48,362 | 26,905,615 | $150,273,416 | $3,107 | $515 |
| Richfield Township | 8,730 | 2,026,993 | $1,960,517 | $225 | $27 |
| Richland Township | 4,144 | 1,077,194 | $2,284,406 | $551 | $78 |
| River Rouge | 7,903 | 10,360,484 | $88,923,694 | $11,252 | $1,183 |
| Riverview | 12,486 | 7,928,388 | $42,534,763 | $3,407 | $594 |
| Rochester | 12,711 | 9,857,756 | $5,185,413 | $408 | $53 |
| Rochester Hills | 70,995 | 24,947,927 | $1,436,359 | $20 | $2 |
| Rockwood | 3,289 | 2,397,584 | $4,440,899 | $1,350 | $297 |
| Rogers City | 2,827 | 1,794,456 | $4,297,132 | $1,520 | $233 |
| Romeo Village | 3,596 | 2,901,989 | $7,140,380 | $1,986 | $184 |
| Romulus | 23,989 | 17,429,793 | $67,582,532 | $2,817 | $218 |
| Roosevelt Park | 3,831 | 2,232,066 | $1,901,000 | $496 | $95 |
| Rose Township | 6,250 | 1,261,950 | $35,888 | $6 | not available |
| Roseville | 47,299 | 36,016,156 | $110,169,799 | $2,329 | $393 |
| Royal Oak | 57,236 | 31,815,268 | $158,465,000 | $2,769 | $419 |
| Saginaw | 51,508 | 33,318,277 | $311,646,267 | $6,050 | $2,346 |
| Saginaw Charter Township | 40,840 | 12,344,364 | $10,893,313 | $267 | $39 |
| Saline | 8,810 | 7,478,253 | $12,834,450 | $1,457 | $160 |
| Sandusky | 2,679 | 1,841,253 | $2,109,795 | $788 | $136 |
| Scio Township | 16,470 | 4,004,616 | $1,220,224 | $74 | $8 |
| Shelby Charter Township | 73,804 | 45,093,402 | $96,325,039 | $1,305 | $184 |
| South Haven | 4,403 | 5,590,959 | $218,166 | $50 | $28 |
| South Lyon | 11,327 | 4,903,081 | $3,452,502 | $305 | $69 |
| Southfield | 71,739 | 56,989,174 | $206,168,452 | $2,874 | $263 |
| Southfield Township | 19 | 640,368 | $37,316 | $1,964 | $1 |
| Southgate | 30,047 | 19,348,588 | $80,418,790 | $2,676 | $436 |
| Sparta Village | 4,140 | 1,568,389 | $1,833,924 | $443 | $68 |
| Spring Lake Township | 11,977 | 2,053,376 | $803,663 | $67 | $4 |
| Spring Lake Village | 2,323 | 1,831,225 | $1,082,064 | $466 | $56 |
| Springfield | 5,260 | 2,136,487 | $3,185,886 | $606 | $200 |
| Springfield Charter Township | 13,940 | 4,084,561 | $- | $- | $- |
| St. Charles Village | 2,054 | 859,176 | $1,948,246 | $949 | $236 |
| St. Clair | 5,485 | 4,038,941 | $9,839,972 | $1,794 | $197 |
| St. Clair Shores | 59,715 | 38,755,777 | $144,047,857 | $2,412 | $380 |
| St. Ignace | 2,452 | 1,784,677 | $4,831,272 | $1,970 | $276 |
| Sterling Heights | 129,699 | 85,942,718 | $192,542,086 | $1,485 | $207 |
| Sturgis | 10,994 | 7,126,652 | $17,088,388 | $1,554 | $533 |
| Summit Township | 22,508 | 3,257,520 | $6,018,927 | $267 | $52 |
| Swartz Creek | 5,758 | 1,769,508 | $1,963,846 | $341 | $2 |
| Sylvan Lake | 1,720 | 1,388,758 | $1,787,317 | $1,039 | $78 |
| Taylor | 63,131 | 51,147,197 | $276,925,086 | $4,387 | $680 |
| Tecumseh | 8,521 | 5,022,791 | $3,483,039 | $409 | $101 |
| Thetford Township | 7,049 | 1,211,564 | $1,908,409 | $271 | $96 |
| Three Rivers | 7,811 | 4,014,151 | $3,131,493 | $401 | $93 |
| Tittabawassee Township | 9,726 | 1,868,728 | $(7,045) | $(1) | $8 |
| Traverse City | 14,674 | 12,843,413 | $33,167,749 | $2,260 | $219 |
| Trenton | 18,853 | 18,528,399 | $62,761,534 | $3,329 | $353 |
| Troy | 80,980 | 50,830,129 | $42,639,000 | $527 | $68 |
| Union City Village | 1,599 | 435,923 | $1,291,327 | $808 | $284 |
| Utica | 4,757 | 5,940,701 | $5,993,608 | $1,260 | $164 |
| Van Buren Charter Township | 28,821 | 12,646,838 | $18,430,381 | $639 | $116 |
| Vassar | 2,697 | 1,568,949 | $1,777,929 | $659 | $168 |
| Vienna Charter Township | 13,255 | 2,961,875 | $1,640,729 | $124 | $32 |
| Village of Grosse Pointe Shores | 3,008 | 5,487,046 | $9,521,689 | $3,165 | $192 |
| Wakefield | 1,851 | 1,078,934 | $1,688,831 | $912 | $260 |
| Walker | 23,537 | 12,687,287 | $12,628,108 | $537 | $64 |
| Walled Lake | 6,999 | 5,192,533 | $9,943,840 | $1,421 | $170 |
| Warren | 134,056 | 87,767,342 | $414,548,667 | $3,092 | $362 |
| Washington Township | 23,296 | 6,373,209 | $(135,023) | $(6) | $0 |
| Waterford Charter Township | 71,707 | 34,231,583 | $186,695,861 | $2,604 | $323 |
| Wayne | 17,593 | 17,410,951 | $57,574,033 | $3,273 | $538 |
| West Bloomfield Charter Township | 64,690 | 34,017,858 | $62,045,747 | $959 | $129 |
| West Branch | 2,139 | 1,440,444 | $917,376 | $429 | $100 |
| Westland | 84,094 | 50,840,181 | $228,793,659 | $2,721 | $425 |
| White Lake Charter Township | 30,019 | 11,118,361 | $13,178,540 | $439 | $74 |
| Whitehall | 2,706 | 1,991,070 | $1,226,375 | $453 | $88 |
| Williamston | 3,854 | 2,681,096 | $2,758,212 | $716 | $68 |
| Wixom | 13,498 | 8,303,744 | $11,393,235 | $844 | $102 |
| Wolverine Lake Village | 4,312 | 2,278,617 | $1,439,796 | $334 | $27 |
| Woodhaven | 12,875 | 12,368,184 | $31,021,119 | $2,409 | $262 |
| Wyandotte | 25,883 | 22,733,669 | $90,126,856 | $3,482 | $740 |
| Wyoming | 72,125 | 24,770,277 | $58,535,137 | $812 | $211 |
| Ypsilanti | 19,435 | 13,161,672 | $13,580,372 | $699 | $304 |
| Ypsilanti Charter Township | 53,362 | 12,513,893 | $20,171,705 | $378 | $87 |
| Zeeland | 5,504 | 5,826,488 | $3,178,735 | $578 | $99 |
Source: “Funding the Legacy: The Cost of Municipal Workers’ Retirement Benefits to Michigan Communities,” (March 2013), by the Michigan State University Extension. Principal author Eric Scorsone provided spreadsheets and data used to create this searchable database.
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