Town Hall · Grattan

Grattan, MI town hall & government

Grattan spent $2.1 million in the year to March 31, 2022, about $528 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Grattan's money goes

Spent
$2.1 million
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$528
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
$1.7 million
$432 per resident
Sewer & trash
$1.1 million54%
Administration & buildings
$365,00017%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$190,0009%
Fire
$149,0007%
Roads & transportation
$113,0005%
Interest on debt
$72,0003%
Parks & libraries
$15,0001%
Other
$54,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 31%
  • Property taxes 28%
  • From the state 21%
  • Interest, fines & other 14%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Grattan

Full-time staff
0
26 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time14 part
Fire
0 full-time9 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time2 part
Other
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Belding Area School District

Grattan's K–12 school district, shared with Belding, Otisco, Orleans and Keene. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,548
Michigan: $16,528
Students
1,621
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$73.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 29%
  • State 57%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $15,548 per pupil, $9,933 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 Grattan: Lowell Area Schools ($14,193 per pupil) · Rockford Public Schools ($14,417 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Grattan pay

Typical tax bill
$3,735
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.05%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$355,800
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 Grattan's government

Town hall & decisions in Grattan →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Grattan

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

All of Grattan'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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