Town Hall · Inverness

Inverness, MI town hall & government

Inverness spent $1.1 million in the year to March 31, 2022, about $484 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Inverness's money goes

Spent
$1.1 million
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$484
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
$2.1 million
$959 per resident
Fire
$339,00032%
Roads & transportation
$270,00025%
Administration & buildings
$180,00017%
Paid to other governments
$86,0008%
Interest on debt
$72,0007%
Sewer & trash
$49,0005%
Parks & libraries
$1,000<1%
Water & other utilities
$1,000<1%
Other
$67,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 45%
  • Fees & charges 29%
  • From the state 21%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Inverness

Full-time staff
0
11 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 part
Police
0 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time2 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Cheboygan Area Schools

Inverness's K–12 school district, shared with Aloha, Beaugrand, Benton, Cheboygan, Grant and Munro. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,815
Michigan: $16,528
Students
1,475
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 38%
  • State 50%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $14,815 per pupil, $9,436 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 Inverness pay

Typical tax bill
$1,428
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
0.72%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$198,600
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Inverness's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Inverness

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

All of Inverness'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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