Town Hall · Baldwin

Baldwin, MI town hall & government

Baldwin spent $1.6 million in the year to March 31, 2022, about $955 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Baldwin's money goes

Spent
$1.6 million
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$955
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
$25,000
$15 per resident
Sewer & trash
$677,00043%
Administration & buildings
$272,00017%
Fire
$158,00010%
Paid to other governments
$158,00010%
Roads & transportation
$16,0001%
Parks & libraries
$3,000<1%
Water & other utilities
$1,000<1%
Other
$285,00018%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 38%
  • From the state 18%
  • Fees & charges 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 13%
  • Utility sales 12%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Baldwin

Full-time staff
2
20 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$50,200
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time20 part
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. Baldwin didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Tawas Area Schools

Baldwin's K–12 school district, shared with Alabaster, East Tawas, Tawas City, Tawas, Grant and Sherman. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,555
Michigan: $16,528
Students
1,138
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 39%
  • State 44%
  • Federal 17%

Of the $13,555 per pupil, $8,257 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 Baldwin pay

Typical tax bill
$1,650
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
0.91%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$181,000
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 Baldwin's government

Town hall & decisions in Baldwin →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Baldwin

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

All of Baldwin'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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