Town Hall · Duncan

Duncan, MI town hall & government

Duncan spent $105,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $465 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Duncan's money goes

Spent
$105,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$465
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$58,00055%
Fire
$28,00027%
Health & welfare
$10,00010%
Police
$1,0001%
Sewer & trash
$1,0001%
Other
$7,0007%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 61%
  • From the state 18%
  • Interest, fines & other 17%
  • Fees & charges 4%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Duncan collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Town workforce

Who works for Duncan

Full-time staff
0
6 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 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

L'Anse Area Schools

Duncan's K–12 school district, shared with Covington, L'Anse, L'Anse and Laird. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,266
Michigan: $16,528
Students
485
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 23%
  • State 52%
  • Federal 25%

Of the $17,266 per pupil, $9,505 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 Duncan: Ewen-Trout Creek Consolidated Schools ($17,624 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Duncan pay

Typical tax bill
$1,287
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.43%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$89,700
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Duncan's government

Town hall & decisions in Duncan →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Duncan

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

All of Duncan'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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