Town Hall · Baltimore

Baltimore, MI town hall & government

Baltimore spent $472,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $239 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Baltimore's money goes

Spent
$472,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$239
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$116,00025%
Paid to other governments
$114,00024%
Roads & transportation
$90,00019%
Parks & libraries
$67,00014%
Fire
$54,00011%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1,000<1%
Other
$30,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 55%
  • Property taxes 18%
  • Other taxes & licenses 14%
  • From other local governments 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • Fees & charges <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Baltimore

Full-time staff
0
10 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time10 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Hastings Area School District

Baltimore's K–12 school district, shared with Hastings, Hastings, Rutland, Johnstown, Hope and Carlton. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,357
Michigan: $16,528
Students
2,519
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$52.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 31%
  • State 64%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $14,357 per pupil, $9,026 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 Baltimore: Delton-Kellogg School District ($13,997 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Baltimore pay

Typical tax bill
$1,906
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
0.79%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$241,700
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 Baltimore's government

Town hall & decisions in Baltimore →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Baltimore

Baltimore is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative John R. Moolenaar. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Baltimore'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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