Town Hall · Beaver Creek

Beaver Creek, MI town hall & government

Beaver Creek spent $779,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $454 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Beaver Creek's money goes

Spent
$779,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$454
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
$101,000
$59 per resident
Fire
$403,00052%
Administration & buildings
$321,00041%
Roads & transportation
$41,0005%
Interest on debt
$4,0001%
Other
$10,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 53%
  • Property taxes 24%
  • From the state 21%
  • Fees & charges 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Beaver Creek

Full-time staff
19
24 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$36,600
a year, before benefits
Full-time firefighters
6
on the town payroll
Administration & buildings
13 full-time17 part
Fire
6 full-time7 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

Crawford AuSable Schools

Beaver Creek's K–12 school district, shared with Frederic, Grayling, Grayling, Lovells and Maple Forest. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,577
Michigan: $16,528
Students
1,629
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$28.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 36%
  • State 48%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $13,577 per pupil, $8,200 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 Beaver Creek: Roscommon Area Public Schools ($17,778 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Beaver Creek pay

Typical tax bill
$1,458
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
0.95%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$154,200
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 Beaver Creek's government

Town hall & decisions in Beaver Creek →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Beaver Creek

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

All of Beaver Creek'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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