Flint, MI town hall & government
Flint spent $35.6 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,179 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Flint's government.
Where Flint's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Fees & charges 49%
- Property taxes 26%
- From the state 11%
- Interest, fines & other 9%
- Other taxes & licenses 3%
- From the federal government 2%
- From other local governments <1%
- Sales taxes <1%
Who works for Flint
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Carman-Ainsworth Community School District
Flint's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Michigan districts overall: 34% local, 57% state, 9% federal
- Local 22%
- State 65%
- Federal 13%
Of the $14,706 per pupil, $8,135 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 Flint: Swartz Creek Community Schools ($13,686 per pupil) · Flushing Community Schools ($13,267 per pupil).
Which schools Flint kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Flint pay
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.
Contact Flint's government
Who represents Flint
Flint is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative Kristen McDonald Rivet. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.
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.