Town Hall · Cambridge

Cambridge, MI town hall & government

Cambridge spent $2.8 million in the year to March 31, 2022, about $488 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Cambridge's money goes

Spent
$2.8 million
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$488
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
$17,000
$3 per resident
Police
$620,00022%
Fire
$584,00021%
Administration & buildings
$582,00021%
Sewer & trash
$470,00017%
Roads & transportation
$271,00010%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$86,0003%
Water & other utilities
$40,0001%
Parks & libraries
$1,000<1%
Other
$110,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 40%
  • Fees & charges 32%
  • From the state 18%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Cambridge

Full-time staff
6
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$48,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
4 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Onsted Community Schools

Cambridge's K–12 school district, shared with Onsted, Rome and Franklin. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,467
Michigan: $16,528
Students
1,184
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$17.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 34%
  • State 60%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $15,467 per pupil, $9,886 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 Cambridge: Columbia School District ($14,941 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Cambridge pay

Typical tax bill
$2,965
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.08%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$275,700
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 Cambridge's government

Town hall & decisions in Cambridge →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Cambridge

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

All of Cambridge'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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