Town Hall · Eagle Harbor

Eagle Harbor, MI town hall & government

Eagle Harbor spent $428,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $2,009 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Eagle Harbor's money goes

Spent
$428,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,009
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
$1.7 million
$7,822 per resident
Administration & buildings
$174,00041%
Sewer & trash
$107,00025%
Water & other utilities
$68,00016%
Fire
$43,00010%
Roads & transportation
$12,0003%
Parks & libraries
$11,0003%
Other
$13,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 51%
  • Utility sales 26%
  • Fees & charges 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • From the state 6%
Town workforce

Who works for Eagle Harbor

Full-time staff
4
13 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$19,700
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
3 full-time6 part
Water & other utilities
1 full-time2 part
Fire
0 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time3 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

Calumet Public Schools

Eagle Harbor's K–12 school district, shared with Ahmeek, Allouez, Calumet, Copper City, Houghton and Laurium. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,339
Michigan: $16,528
Students
1,352
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$9.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 26%
  • State 67%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $15,339 per pupil, $9,899 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 Eagle Harbor pay

Typical tax bill
$4,646
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.26%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$370,000
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 Eagle Harbor's government

Town hall & decisions in Eagle Harbor →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Eagle Harbor

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

All of Eagle Harbor'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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