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Comstock, MI town hall & government

Comstock spent $10 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $638 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Comstock's money goes

Spent
$10 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$638
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
$1.1 million
$69 per resident
Fire
$4.3 million43%
Parks & libraries
$1.4 million14%
Administration & buildings
$1.2 million12%
Roads & transportation
$1 million10%
Health & welfare
$574,0006%
Police
$441,0004%
Paid to other governments
$350,0003%
Sewer & trash
$131,0001%
Interest on debt
$34,000<1%
Other
$537,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 41%
  • Property taxes 27%
  • From the state 18%
  • Fees & charges 11%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Comstock

Full-time staff
26
52 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$57,100
a year, before benefits
Full-time firefighters
13
on the town payroll
Fire
13 full-time23 part
Parks & libraries
7 full-time19 part
Administration & buildings
6 full-time5 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 part
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

Comstock Public Schools

Comstock's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,574
Michigan: $16,528
Students
1,881
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$64.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 38%
  • State 55%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $16,574 per pupil, $8,828 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 Comstock: Galesburg-Augusta Community School District ($18,092 per pupil) · Gull Lake Community Schools ($14,272 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Comstock pay

Typical tax bill
$3,184
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.32%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$241,500
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 Comstock's government

🏛️ Official websitecomstockmi.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Comstock →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Comstock

Comstock is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative Bill Huizenga. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Comstock'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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