Town Hall · Flint

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.

Town budget

Where Flint's money goes

Spent
$35.6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,179
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
$700,000
$23 per resident
Sewer & trash
$15.7 million44%
Police
$7.5 million21%
Fire
$3.4 million10%
Roads & transportation
$3.2 million9%
Administration & buildings
$1.2 million3%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$425,0001%
Parks & libraries
$387,0001%
Interest on debt
$14,000<1%
Water & other utilities
$7,000<1%
Other
$3.7 million10%

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%
Town workforce

Who works for Flint

Full-time staff
37
37 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$53,900
a year, before benefits
Full-time firefighters
10
on the town payroll
Administration & buildings
19 full-time10 part
Fire
11 full-time18 part
Police
7 full-time9 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

Carman-Ainsworth Community School District

Flint's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,706
Michigan: $16,528
Students
3,722
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$43.7 million
at year end

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).

Property tax

What homeowners in Flint pay

Typical tax bill
$2,363
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.49%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$158,600
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.

Local

Contact Flint's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofflint.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Flint →

Beyond town hall

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.

All of Flint'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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