Town Hall · Elmer

Elmer, MI town hall & government

Elmer spent $209,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $184 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Elmer's money goes

Spent
$209,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$184
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$107,00051%
Paid to other governments
$34,00016%
Fire
$26,00012%
Sewer & trash
$21,00010%
Roads & transportation
$8,0004%
Other
$13,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 66%
  • Property taxes 18%
  • Fees & charges 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Elmer

Full-time staff
0
7 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Mio-AuSable Schools

Elmer's K–12 school district, shared with Big Creek, Mentor and Greenwood. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,455
Michigan: $16,528
Students
488
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 44%
  • State 43%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $15,455 per pupil, $9,842 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 Elmer: Fairview Area School District ($14,898 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Elmer pay

Typical tax bill
$1,580
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
0.91%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$173,200
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 Elmer's government

Town hall & decisions in Elmer →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Elmer

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

All of Elmer'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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