Town Hall · Curtis

Curtis, MI town hall & government

Curtis spent $1.3 million in the year to March 31, 2022, about $1,079 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Curtis's money goes

Spent
$1.3 million
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,079
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
$38,000
$32 per resident
Parks & libraries
$721,00056%
Administration & buildings
$181,00014%
Roads & transportation
$144,00011%
Paid to other governments
$142,00011%
Fire
$41,0003%
Interest on debt
$1,000<1%
Other
$57,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 72%
  • Property taxes 15%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • From the state 6%
  • From the federal government <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

Curtis didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Curtis

Full-time staff
0
37 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time33 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time4 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Oscoda Area Schools

Curtis's K–12 school district, shared with Greenbush, Oscoda, Au Sable, Mikado and Wilber. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,819
Michigan: $16,528
Students
1,207
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$8.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 46%
  • State 37%
  • Federal 17%

Of the $14,819 per pupil, $8,363 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 Curtis pay

Typical tax bill
$929
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
0.83%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$111,400
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 Curtis's government

Town hall & decisions in Curtis →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Curtis

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

All of Curtis'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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