Town Hall · Albion

Albion, MI town hall & government

Albion spent $19.3 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,528 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Albion's money goes

Spent
$19.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$2,528
typical Michigan cities: $2,810
Long-term debt
$1.5 million
$190 per resident
Roads & transportation
$4.1 million21%
Sewer & trash
$3.9 million20%
Administration & buildings
$1.6 million8%
Parks & libraries
$734,0004%
Housing & development
$576,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$263,0001%
Paid to other governments
$143,0001%
Water & other utilities
$74,000<1%
Interest on debt
$44,000<1%
Other
$7.8 million41%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 22%
  • Fees & charges 20%
  • Property taxes 15%
  • From the federal government 12%
  • Interest, fines & other 11%
  • Utility sales 10%
  • Income taxes 9%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Albion

Full-time staff
53
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$60,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
15
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
13 full-time7 part
Police
16 full-time
Sewer & trash
8 full-time
Roads & transportation
6 full-time
Water & other utilities
5 full-time
Parks & libraries
2 full-time
Other
3 full-time1 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

Marshall Public Schools

Albion's K–12 school district, shared with Marshall, Sheridan, Marshall, Fredonia, Albion and Eckford. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,640
Michigan: $16,528
Students
2,602
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$37.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 31%
  • State 53%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $15,640 per pupil, $8,567 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 Albion pay

Typical tax bill
$1,336
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.34%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$99,900
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 Albion's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofalbionmi.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Albion →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Albion

Albion is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative Tim Walberg. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Albion'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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