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Amboy, MI town hall & government

Amboy spent $1.4 million in the year to March 31, 2022, about $1,178 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Amboy's money goes

Spent
$1.4 million
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,178
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
$1.9 million
$1,623 per resident
Roads & transportation
$519,00038%
Paid to other governments
$418,00031%
Sewer & trash
$224,00017%
Administration & buildings
$81,0006%
Interest on debt
$49,0004%
Fire
$28,0002%
Parks & libraries
$1,000<1%
Other
$33,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 61%
  • Property taxes 20%
  • From the state 18%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Amboy

Full-time staff
0
16 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time10 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time6 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Amboy didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Camden-Frontier School District

Amboy's K–12 school district, shared with Camden, Woodbridge, Camden and Ransom. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,667
Michigan: $16,528
Students
477
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$28,000
at year end

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

  • Local 22%
  • State 61%
  • Federal 17%

Of the $14,667 per pupil, $8,388 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.

Also serving Amboy: Waldron Area Schools ($14,505 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Amboy pay

Typical tax bill
$2,068
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
0.87%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$238,100
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Amboy's government

Town hall & decisions in Amboy →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Amboy

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

All of Amboy'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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