Town Hall · Frost

Frost, MI town hall & government

Frost spent $604,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $574 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Frost's money goes

Spent
$604,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$574
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$205,00034%
Paid to other governments
$195,00032%
Administration & buildings
$98,00016%
Fire
$35,0006%
Parks & libraries
$22,0004%
Sewer & trash
$17,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$3,000<1%
Other
$29,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 60%
  • From the state 27%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • Fees & charges 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Frost

Full-time staff
1
27 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$38,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
0 full-time27 part
Police
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Harrison Community Schools

Frost's K–12 school district, shared with Franklin, Greenwood, Harrison, Hayes, Summerfield and Hatton. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,544
Michigan: $16,528
Students
1,251
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$21.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 35%
  • State 44%
  • Federal 21%

Of the $15,544 per pupil, $9,097 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 Frost pay

Typical tax bill
$1,465
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
0.99%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$148,100
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 Frost's government

Town hall & decisions in Frost →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Frost

Frost is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative John R. Moolenaar. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Frost'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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