Town Hall · California

California, MI town hall & government

California spent $230,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $223 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where California's money goes

Spent
$230,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$223
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$184,00080%
Fire
$8,0003%
Paid to other governments
$8,0003%
Other
$30,00013%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 77%
  • Property taxes 19%
  • Fees & charges 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for California

Full-time staff
0
12 part-time too
Other
0 full-time12 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Quincy Community School District

California's K–12 school district, shared with Allen, Quincy, Quincy, Algansee, Butler and Allen. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,124
Michigan: $16,528
Students
1,125
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 20%
  • State 72%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $13,124 per pupil, $7,586 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 California: Reading Community Schools ($14,611 per pupil) · Coldwater Community Schools ($13,312 per pupil) · Camden-Frontier School District ($14,667 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in California pay

Typical tax bill
$1,330
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.11%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$119,400
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 California's government

Town hall & decisions in California →

Beyond town hall

Who represents California

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

All of California'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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