Town Hall · Beaver

Beaver, MI town hall & government

Beaver spent $1 million in the year to March 31, 2022, about $372 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Beaver's money goes

Spent
$1 million
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$372
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Sewer & trash
$371,00036%
Roads & transportation
$167,00016%
Administration & buildings
$161,00016%
Paid to other governments
$153,00015%
Fire
$79,0008%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$46,0004%
Parks & libraries
$3,000<1%
Water & other utilities
$2,000<1%
Other
$46,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 35%
  • From the state 23%
  • Fees & charges 18%
  • Utility sales 12%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • From the federal government 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Beaver

Full-time staff
5
9 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$10,400
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
5 full-time3 part
Fire
0 full-time6 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

Bay City School District

Beaver's K–12 school district, shared with Auburn, Monitor, Portsmouth, Williams, Bay City and Frankenlust. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,490
Michigan: $16,528
Students
6,180
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$37.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 20%
  • State 64%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $15,490 per pupil, $9,564 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 Beaver pay

Typical tax bill
$2,637
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.36%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$193,800
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.

Local

Contact Beaver's government

Town hall & decisions in Beaver →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Beaver

Beaver is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative Kristen McDonald Rivet. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Beaver'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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