Town Hall · Grass Lake

Grass Lake, MI town hall & government

Grass Lake spent $1.7 million in the year to February 28, 2022, about $1,467 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Grass Lake's money goes

Spent
$1.7 million
fiscal year to February 28, 2022
Per resident
$1,467
typical Michigan cities: $2,035
Long-term debt
$593,000
$520 per resident
Sewer & trash
$814,00049%
Roads & transportation
$431,00026%
Administration & buildings
$267,00016%
Police
$40,0002%
Paid to other governments
$40,0002%
Water & other utilities
$15,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$9,0001%
Interest on debt
$7,000<1%
Parks & libraries
$3,000<1%
Other
$46,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 27%
  • Property taxes 24%
  • Utility sales 24%
  • From the state 22%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Grass Lake

Full-time staff
0
25 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time21 part
Other
0 full-time4 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

Grass Lake Community Schools

Grass Lake's K–12 school district, shared with Grass Lake and Waterloo. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,092
Michigan: $16,528
Students
1,333
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$12.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 28%
  • State 66%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $14,092 per pupil, $8,797 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 Grass Lake pay

Typical tax bill
$3,136
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.53%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$205,100
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 Grass Lake's government

Town hall & decisions in Grass Lake →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Grass Lake

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

All of Grass Lake'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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