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Crystal Falls, MI town hall & government

Crystal Falls spent $4.9 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $3,588 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Crystal Falls's money goes

Spent
$4.9 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$3,588
typical Michigan cities: $2,035
Long-term debt
$6.9 million
$5,041 per resident
Sewer & trash
$373,0008%
Parks & libraries
$333,0007%
Administration & buildings
$201,0004%
Roads & transportation
$200,0004%
Police
$197,0004%
Water & other utilities
$111,0002%
Fire
$85,0002%
Interest on debt
$82,0002%
Paid to other governments
$77,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$4,000<1%
Other
$3.2 million66%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 41%
  • Utility sales 28%
  • From the state 14%
  • Property taxes 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Crystal Falls

Full-time staff
13
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$64,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
3 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
4 full-time
Police
2 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

Forest Park School District

Crystal Falls's K–12 school district, shared with Alpha, Crystal Falls, Hematite, Mansfield and Mastodon. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,185
Michigan: $16,528
Students
487
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 55%
  • State 35%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $14,185 per pupil, $9,119 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 Crystal Falls pay

Typical tax bill
$1,418
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.70%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$83,300
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 Crystal Falls's government

🏛️ Official websitecrystalfalls.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Crystal Falls →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Crystal Falls

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

All of Crystal Falls'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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