Town Hall · Au Sable

Au Sable, MI town hall & government

Au Sable spent $4.2 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,112 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Au Sable's money goes

Spent

$4.2 million

fiscal year to December 31, 2022

Per resident

$2,112

typical Michigan towns: $355

Long-term debt

$2.3 million

$1,143 per resident

Sewer & trash

$2.7 million65%

Paid to other governments

$575,00014%

Police

$316,0008%

Administration & buildings

$301,0007%

Fire

$80,0002%

Water & other utilities

$43,0001%

Parks & libraries

$23,0001%

Interest on debt

$14,000<1%

Roads & transportation

$3,000<1%

Other

$107,0003%

Where the money comes from

Utility sales 41%
Property taxes 33%
From the state 12%
Fees & charges 12%
Other taxes & licenses 2%
Interest, fines & other 1%

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Au Sable

Full-time staff

8 part-time too

Average full-time pay

$53,200

a year, before benefits

Administration & buildings

4 full-time8 part

Sewer & trash

2 full-time

Water & other utilities

2 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Oscoda Area Schools

Au Sable's K–12 school district, shared with Curtis, Greenbush, Oscoda, Mikado and Wilber. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil

$14,819

Michigan: $16,528

Students

1,207

in the whole district

Long-term debt

$8.2 million

at year end

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

Local 46%
State 37%
Federal 17%

Of the $14,819 per pupil, $8,363 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 Au Sable: Tawas Area Schools ($13,555 per pupil).

Which schools Au Sable kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →

Property tax

What homeowners in Au Sable pay

Typical tax bill

$1,086

a year · Michigan typical $2,904

Effective rate

0.94%

of home value · Michigan 1.25%

Typical home value

$116,100

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 Au Sable's government

Town hall & decisions in Au Sable →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Au Sable

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

All of Au Sable'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.