Town Hall · Grosse Pointe Park

Grosse Pointe Park, MI town hall & government

Grosse Pointe Park spent $29.2 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,662 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Grosse Pointe Park's money goes

Spent
$29.2 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,662
typical Michigan cities: $2,035
Long-term debt
$5.8 million
$532 per resident
Sewer & trash
$6.2 million21%
Roads & transportation
$3.4 million12%
Paid to other governments
$3.3 million11%
Parks & libraries
$2.2 million7%
Administration & buildings
$893,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$575,0002%
Interest on debt
$257,0001%
Other
$12.4 million42%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 51%
  • Fees & charges 32%
  • From the state 12%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From the federal government <1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Grosse Pointe Park

Full-time staff
64
43 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$86,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
29
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
33 full-time6 part
Parks & libraries
4 full-time32 part
Administration & buildings
11 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
11 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part
Other
3 full-time3 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Grosse Pointe Public Schools

Grosse Pointe Park's K–12 school district, shared with Grosse Pointe, Grosse Pointe Farms, Grosse Pointe Woods, Village of Grosse Pointe Shores and Harper Woods. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,562
Michigan: $16,528
Students
6,467
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$101.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 39%
  • State 57%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $18,562 per pupil, $11,193 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 Grosse Pointe Park pay

Typical tax bill
$8,918
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.89%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$473,100
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.

Local

Contact Grosse Pointe Park's government

🏛️ Official websitegrossepointepark.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Grosse Pointe Park →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Grosse Pointe Park

Grosse Pointe Park is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative Shri Thanedar. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Grosse Pointe Park'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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