Town Hall · Gladstone

Gladstone, MI town hall & government

Gladstone spent $14.1 million in the year to March 31, 2022, about $3,017 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Gladstone's money goes

Spent
$14.1 million
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$3,017
typical Michigan cities: $2,035
Long-term debt
$6.5 million
$1,403 per resident
Sewer & trash
$1.8 million13%
Roads & transportation
$1.7 million12%
Police
$1.5 million11%
Housing & development
$1.3 million9%
Administration & buildings
$1.1 million8%
Parks & libraries
$609,0004%
Interest on debt
$125,0001%
Fire
$120,0001%
Paid to other governments
$11,000<1%
Other
$5.8 million41%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 43%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • Property taxes 14%
  • Interest, fines & other 13%
  • From the state 10%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Gladstone

Full-time staff
42
21 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$63,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
10
full-time, with power of arrest
Parks & libraries
2 full-time17 part
Police
10 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
8 full-time
Water & other utilities
8 full-time
Housing & development
4 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
5 full-time
Sewer & trash
5 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Gladstone Area Schools

Gladstone's K–12 school district, shared with Brampton and Escanaba. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,974
Michigan: $16,528
Students
1,478
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 19%
  • State 72%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $12,974 per pupil, $8,329 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 Gladstone pay

Typical tax bill
$1,768
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.49%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$118,600
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 Gladstone's government

Town hall & decisions in Gladstone →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Gladstone

Gladstone is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative Jack Bergman. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Gladstone'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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