Town Hall · Au Train

Au Train, MI town hall & government

Au Train spent $816,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $768 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Au Train's money goes

Spent
$816,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$768
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$192,00024%
Roads & transportation
$161,00020%
Fire
$155,00019%
Sewer & trash
$154,00019%
Paid to other governments
$127,00016%
Parks & libraries
$8,0001%
Other
$19,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 77%
  • From the state 16%
  • Fees & charges 3%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Au Train

Full-time staff
0
11 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time8 part
Fire
0 full-time2 part
Other
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

Munising Public Schools

Au Train's K–12 school district, shared with Grand Island, Munising and Munising. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,813
Michigan: $16,528
Students
572
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$6.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 38%
  • State 54%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $16,813 per pupil, $9,864 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 Train: Autrain-Onota Public Schools ($47,895 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Au Train pay

Typical tax bill
$2,181
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
0.89%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$246,300
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 Train's government

Town hall & decisions in Au Train →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Au Train

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

All of Au Train'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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