Town Hall · Cheboygan

Cheboygan, MI town hall & government

Cheboygan spent $15 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $3,203 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Cheboygan's money goes

Spent
$15 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$3,203
typical Michigan cities: $2,035
Long-term debt
$11.9 million
$2,531 per resident
Sewer & trash
$9.9 million66%
Police
$1 million7%
Roads & transportation
$851,0006%
Housing & development
$846,0006%
Administration & buildings
$689,0005%
Parks & libraries
$456,0003%
Interest on debt
$144,0001%
Fire
$135,0001%
Water & other utilities
$82,0001%
Other
$880,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 34%
  • Fees & charges 18%
  • Other taxes & licenses 15%
  • From the state 13%
  • Utility sales 12%
  • From the federal government 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Cheboygan

Full-time staff
26
40 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$57,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
9
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
9 full-time1 part
Fire
0 full-time18 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time12 part
Parks & libraries
3 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Housing & development
2 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Other
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Cheboygan Area Schools

Cheboygan's K–12 school district, shared with Aloha, Beaugrand, Benton, Grant, Inverness and Munro. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,815
Michigan: $16,528
Students
1,475
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 38%
  • State 50%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $14,815 per pupil, $9,436 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 Cheboygan pay

Typical tax bill
$1,800
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.46%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$123,200
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 Cheboygan's government

🏛️ Official websitecheboygan.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Cheboygan →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Cheboygan

Cheboygan is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative Jack Bergman. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Cheboygan'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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