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Atlas, MI town hall & government

Atlas spent $1.9 million in the year to March 31, 2022, about $241 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Atlas's money goes

Spent
$1.9 million
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$241
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Police
$545,00029%
Administration & buildings
$488,00026%
Sewer & trash
$275,00015%
Roads & transportation
$221,00012%
Fire
$183,00010%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$72,0004%
Parks & libraries
$24,0001%
Interest on debt
$5,000<1%
Other
$76,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 57%
  • From the state 23%
  • Interest, fines & other 14%
  • Fees & charges 6%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Atlas collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Atlas

Full-time staff
0
1 part-time too
Other
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Goodrich Area Schools

Atlas's K–12 school district, shared with Goodrich and Hadley. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,035
Michigan: $16,528
Students
1,917
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$41.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 28%
  • State 69%
  • Federal 2%

Of the $13,035 per pupil, $7,862 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 Atlas: Davison Community Schools ($13,860 per pupil) · Grand Blanc Community Schools ($13,918 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Atlas pay

Typical tax bill
$4,045
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.18%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$342,100
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.

Local

Contact Atlas's government

Town hall & decisions in Atlas →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Atlas

Atlas is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative Kristen McDonald Rivet. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Atlas'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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