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Ash, MI town hall & government

Ash spent $3.1 million in the year to March 31, 2022, about $400 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Ash's money goes

Spent
$3.1 million
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$400
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
$685,000
$88 per resident
Sewer & trash
$1.5 million47%
Roads & transportation
$437,00014%
Paid to other governments
$386,00012%
Administration & buildings
$251,0008%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$151,0005%
Fire
$140,0005%
Parks & libraries
$60,0002%
Water & other utilities
$33,0001%
Other
$177,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 45%
  • From the state 16%
  • Interest, fines & other 14%
  • Property taxes 14%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • Fees & charges 5%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Ash

Full-time staff
3
125 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$70,400
a year, before benefits
Fire
0 full-time101 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time16 part
Water & other utilities
3 full-time4 part
Other
0 full-time4 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Airport Community School District

Ash's K–12 school district, shared with Carleton, South Rockwood, Exeter and Berlin. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,627
Michigan: $16,528
Students
2,811
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$20.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 24%
  • State 69%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $13,627 per pupil, $8,590 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 Ash pay

Typical tax bill
$3,059
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.19%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$257,900
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 Ash's government

Town hall & decisions in Ash →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Ash

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

All of Ash'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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