Town Hall · Huron

Huron, MI town hall & government

Huron spent $18 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,105 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Huron's money goes

Spent
$18 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,105
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
$6.8 million
$418 per resident
Sewer & trash
$5.7 million32%
Police
$5.1 million28%
Administration & buildings
$1.6 million9%
Fire
$1.1 million6%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$531,0003%
Interest on debt
$288,0002%
Water & other utilities
$150,0001%
Parks & libraries
$101,0001%
Health & welfare
$65,000<1%
Roads & transportation
$62,000<1%
Other
$3.3 million18%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 30%
  • Fees & charges 22%
  • Utility sales 17%
  • Interest, fines & other 13%
  • From the state 12%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Huron

Full-time staff
61
36 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$90,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
22
and 4 full-time firefighters
Police
28 full-time5 part
Administration & buildings
14 full-time10 part
Fire
5 full-time15 part
Housing & development
3 full-time
Health & welfare
1 full-time1 part
Other
10 full-time5 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

Huron School District

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

Spending per pupil
$16,708
Michigan: $16,528
Students
2,482
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$427.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 31%
  • State 64%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $16,708 per pupil, $10,231 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 Huron: Woodhaven-Brownstown School District ($16,038 per pupil) · Flat Rock Community Schools ($15,781 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Huron pay

Typical tax bill
$4,299
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.55%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$276,700
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 Huron's government

Town hall & decisions in Huron →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Huron

Huron is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative Debbie Dingell. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Huron'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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