Town Hall · Berlin

Berlin, MI town hall & government

Berlin spent $3.6 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $383 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Berlin's money goes

Spent
$3.6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$383
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
$3.1 million
$329 per resident
Sewer & trash
$1.7 million48%
Administration & buildings
$433,00012%
Roads & transportation
$348,00010%
Fire
$323,0009%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$236,0006%
Interest on debt
$128,0004%
Water & other utilities
$72,0002%
Parks & libraries
$19,0001%
Other
$345,0009%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 30%
  • Fees & charges 26%
  • From the state 16%
  • Property taxes 16%
  • Other taxes & licenses 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Berlin

Full-time staff
19
43 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$57,200
a year, before benefits
Fire
0 full-time29 part
Administration & buildings
9 full-time10 part
Sewer & trash
6 full-time
Water & other utilities
4 full-time
Other
0 full-time4 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

Airport Community School District

Berlin's K–12 school district, shared with Carleton, South Rockwood, Ash and Exeter. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,627
Michigan: $16,528
Students
2,811
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$20.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 24%
  • State 69%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $13,627 per pupil, $8,590 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 Berlin: Jefferson Schools ($14,153 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Berlin pay

Typical tax bill
$2,755
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.03%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$268,300
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 Berlin's government

Town hall & decisions in Berlin →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Berlin

Berlin is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative Tim Walberg. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Berlin'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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