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Frenchtown, MI town hall & government

Frenchtown spent $16.9 million in the year to December 31, 2023, about $779 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Frenchtown's money goes

Spent
$16.9 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$779
typical Michigan towns: $929
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Sewer & trash
$4.2 million25%
Fire
$4.2 million25%
Administration & buildings
$2.5 million15%
Water & other utilities
$2.2 million13%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$627,0004%
Parks & libraries
$292,0002%
Roads & transportation
$148,0001%
Other
$2.6 million16%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 54%
  • Fees & charges 19%
  • From the state 17%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Frenchtown

Full-time staff
49
20 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$69,600
a year, before benefits
Full-time firefighters
19
on the town payroll
Fire
21 full-time
Administration & buildings
9 full-time16 part
Water & other utilities
13 full-time
Housing & development
5 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
1 full-time2 part
Police
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Jefferson Schools

Frenchtown's K–12 school district, shared with Estral Beach 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.

Also serving Frenchtown: Monroe Public Schools ($16,131 per pupil) · Airport Community School District ($13,627 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Frenchtown pay

Typical tax bill
$2,644
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.27%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$208,000
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 Frenchtown's government

🏛️ Official websitefrenchtowntownship.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Frenchtown →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Frenchtown

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

All of Frenchtown'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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