Town Hall · Hazel Park

Hazel Park, MI town hall & government

Hazel Park spent $70.6 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $4,756 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Hazel Park's money goes

Spent
$70.6 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$4,756
typical Michigan cities: $2,810
Long-term debt
$3.2 million
$216 per resident
Police
$13.4 million19%
Sewer & trash
$9.6 million14%
Fire
$7.1 million10%
Roads & transportation
$3.8 million5%
Administration & buildings
$3.7 million5%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$3.7 million5%
Parks & libraries
$2.8 million4%
Paid to other governments
$2 million3%
Water & other utilities
$284,000<1%
Interest on debt
$121,000<1%
Other
$24.1 million34%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 35%
  • Fees & charges 30%
  • Property taxes 19%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • From other local governments 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • From the federal government 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Hazel Park

Full-time staff
117
36 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$68,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
38
and 20 full-time firefighters
Police
38 full-time4 part
Fire
20 full-time
Sewer & trash
16 full-time
Parks & libraries
8 full-time13 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
11 full-time6 part
Administration & buildings
10 full-time5 part
Water & other utilities
4 full-time1 part
Health & welfare
1 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time3 part
Other
9 full-time1 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

Hazel Park City School District

Hazel Park's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$22,396
Michigan: $16,528
Students
2,910
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$28.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 37%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $22,396 per pupil, $12,825 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 Hazel Park pay

Typical tax bill
$2,468
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.56%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$158,600
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 Hazel Park's government

🏛️ Official websitehazelpark.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Hazel Park →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Hazel Park

Hazel Park is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative Haley M. Stevens. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Hazel 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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