Town Hall · Ensign

Ensign, MI town hall & government

Ensign spent $208,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $289 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Ensign's money goes

Spent
$208,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$289
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
$15,000
$21 per resident
Administration & buildings
$84,00040%
Roads & transportation
$82,00039%
Fire
$29,00014%
Other
$13,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 32%
  • Property taxes 32%
  • From the state 29%
  • Fees & charges 6%

Ensign 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 Ensign

Full-time staff
0
8 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time8 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Rapid River Public Schools

Ensign's K–12 school district, shared with Bay de Noc and Masonville. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,708
Michigan: $16,528
Students
253
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$11.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 49%
  • State 38%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $15,708 per pupil, $9,166 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 Ensign pay

Typical tax bill
$1,722
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
0.95%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$180,800
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 Ensign's government

Town hall & decisions in Ensign →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Ensign

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

All of Ensign'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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