Town Hall · Augusta

Augusta, MI town hall & government

Augusta spent $3.8 million in the year to February 28, 2024, about $4,429 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Augusta's money goes

Spent
$3.8 million
fiscal year to February 28, 2024
Per resident
$4,429
typical Michigan cities: $2,810
Long-term debt
$44,000
$52 per resident
Sewer & trash
$460,00012%
Roads & transportation
$358,00010%
Police
$179,0005%
Water & other utilities
$179,0005%
Paid to other governments
$72,0002%
Administration & buildings
$60,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$6,000<1%
Other
$2.4 million65%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 72%
  • Property taxes 14%
  • From other local governments 12%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Utility sales <1%
  • Fees & charges <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Augusta

Full-time staff
3
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$48,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
1 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time
Roads & transportation
0 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Galesburg-Augusta Community School District

Augusta's K–12 school district, shared with Galesburg, Charleston and Comstock. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,092
Michigan: $16,528
Students
978
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$29.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 38%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $18,092 per pupil, $9,012 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 Augusta pay

Typical tax bill
$1,969
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.40%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$140,600
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 Augusta's government

Town hall & decisions in Augusta →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Augusta

Augusta is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative Bill Huizenga. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Augusta'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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