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Au Gres, MI town hall & government

Au Gres spent $1.9 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,270 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Au Gres's money goes

Spent
$1.9 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,270
typical Michigan cities: $2,035
Long-term debt
$782,000
$939 per resident
Sewer & trash
$469,00025%
Parks & libraries
$346,00018%
Administration & buildings
$238,00013%
Roads & transportation
$125,0007%
Interest on debt
$21,0001%
Water & other utilities
$5,000<1%
Other
$687,00036%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 30%
  • Fees & charges 22%
  • Utility sales 19%
  • From the state 12%
  • Interest, fines & other 10%
  • From other local governments 3%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Au Gres

Full-time staff
4
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$64,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
1 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time2 part
Police
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Roads & transportation
0 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

Au Gres-Sims School District

Au Gres's K–12 school district, shared with Au Gres, Sims, Turner, Turner, Whitney and Twining. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,356
Michigan: $16,528
Students
410
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$7.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 49%
  • State 35%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $14,356 per pupil, $8,663 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 Au Gres pay

Typical tax bill
$1,935
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.22%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$159,000
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 Au Gres's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofau-gres-mi.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Au Gres →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Au Gres

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

All of Au Gres'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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