Town Hall · Billings

Billings, MI town hall & government

Billings spent $1.7 million in the year to March 31, 2022, about $724 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Billings's money goes

Spent
$1.7 million
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$724
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
$7 million
$2,951 per resident
Sewer & trash
$894,00052%
Administration & buildings
$218,00013%
Parks & libraries
$152,0009%
Fire
$133,0008%
Interest on debt
$95,0006%
Health & welfare
$69,0004%
Roads & transportation
$59,0003%
Police
$2,000<1%
Other
$102,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 43%
  • Fees & charges 35%
  • Property taxes 12%
  • From the state 9%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • Sales taxes <1%

Billings didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Billings

Full-time staff
0
105 part-time too
Fire
0 full-time56 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time49 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Beaverton Rural Schools

Billings's K–12 school district, shared with Beaverton, Beaverton, Tobacco, Grim, Hay and Buckeye. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,139
Michigan: $16,528
Students
912
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$14.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 32%
  • State 52%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $16,139 per pupil, $9,910 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 Billings pay

Typical tax bill
$2,005
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.21%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$166,300
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Billings's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Billings

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

All of Billings'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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