Town Hall · Estral Beach

Estral Beach, MI town hall & government

Estral Beach spent $616,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,556 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Estral Beach's money goes

Spent
$616,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,556
typical Michigan cities: $2,035
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Parks & libraries
$180,00029%
Fire
$42,0007%
Sewer & trash
$29,0005%
Roads & transportation
$28,0005%
Administration & buildings
$27,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$11,0002%
Paid to other governments
$3,000<1%
Other
$296,00048%

Where the money comes from

  • From the federal government 32%
  • Property taxes 31%
  • From the state 27%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Estral Beach

Full-time staff
0
24 part-time too
Fire
0 full-time18 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time2 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Jefferson Schools

Estral Beach's K–12 school district, shared with Frenchtown and Berlin. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,153
Michigan: $16,528
Students
1,347
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 37%
  • State 51%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $14,153 per pupil, $7,456 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 Estral Beach pay

Typical tax bill
$2,558
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.17%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$219,300
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

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Estral Beach

Estral Beach is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative Tim Walberg. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Estral Beach'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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