Town Hall · Higgins

Higgins, MI town hall & government

Higgins spent $807,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $428 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Higgins's money goes

Spent
$807,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$428
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Fire
$429,00053%
Administration & buildings
$209,00026%
Sewer & trash
$154,00019%
Roads & transportation
$5,0001%
Parks & libraries
$5,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$4,000<1%
Other
$1,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 43%
  • Fees & charges 20%
  • From the state 19%
  • Interest, fines & other 18%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Higgins

Full-time staff
0
47 part-time too
Fire
0 full-time36 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time10 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. Higgins didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Roscommon Area Public Schools

Higgins's K–12 school district, shared with Au Sable, Gerrish, Lyon, Roscommon, South Branch and Richfield. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,778
Michigan: $16,528
Students
807
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$6.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 65%
  • State 17%
  • Federal 18%

Of the $17,778 per pupil, $10,152 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 Higgins pay

Typical tax bill
$1,442
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.40%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$103,000
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 Higgins's government

Town hall & decisions in Higgins →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Higgins

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

All of Higgins'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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