Town Hall · Grayling

Grayling, MI town hall & government

Grayling spent $1.7 million in the year to March 31, 2022, about $287 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Grayling's money goes

Spent
$1.7 million
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$287
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
$100,000
$17 per resident
Paid to other governments
$471,00028%
Administration & buildings
$435,00026%
Sewer & trash
$319,00019%
Fire
$177,00011%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$139,0008%
Roads & transportation
$20,0001%
Police
$15,0001%
Parks & libraries
$8,000<1%
Interest on debt
$3,000<1%
Other
$74,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 36%
  • Interest, fines & other 25%
  • Property taxes 23%
  • Other taxes & licenses 9%
  • Fees & charges 3%
  • From the federal government 2%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Grayling

Full-time staff
5
26 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$65,600
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
3 full-time18 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time6 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time1 part
Police
0 full-time1 part
Other
2 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Crawford AuSable Schools

Grayling's K–12 school district, shared with Frederic, Grayling, Lovells, Maple Forest and Beaver Creek. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,577
Michigan: $16,528
Students
1,629
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$28.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 36%
  • State 48%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $13,577 per pupil, $8,200 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 Grayling pay

Typical tax bill
$1,746
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.07%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$163,400
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 Grayling's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofgrayling.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Grayling →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Grayling

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

All of Grayling'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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