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Albert, MI town hall & government

Albert spent $1.6 million in the year to March 31, 2022, about $659 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Albert's government.

Town budget

Where Albert's money goes

Spent
$1.6 million
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$659
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Fire
$886,00056%
Administration & buildings
$386,00024%
Sewer & trash
$85,0005%
Roads & transportation
$61,0004%
Paid to other governments
$61,0004%
Parks & libraries
$25,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$3,000<1%
Other
$76,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 58%
  • From the state 20%
  • Fees & charges 15%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From the federal government <1%
  • Utility sales <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Albert

Full-time staff
14
22 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$28,200
a year, before benefits
Full-time firefighters
2
on the town payroll
Fire
5 full-time15 part
Administration & buildings
9 full-time4 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time3 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Johannesburg-Lewiston Area School District

Albert's K–12 school district, shared with Charlton, Dover, Vienna, Greenwood and Chester. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,953
Michigan: $16,528
Students
682
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$45,000
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Michigan districts overall: 34% local, 57% state, 9% federal

  • Local 60%
  • State 34%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $14,953 per pupil, $8,481 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Albert pay

Typical tax bill
$1,531
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
0.90%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$170,200
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Albert's government

Town hall & decisions in Albert →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Albert

Albert is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative Jack Bergman. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Albert's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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