Town Hall · Mackinaw

Mackinaw, MI town hall & government

Mackinaw spent $327,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $629 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Mackinaw's money goes

Spent
$327,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$629
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Paid to other governments
$114,00035%
Administration & buildings
$94,00029%
Roads & transportation
$65,00020%
Fire
$43,00013%
Parks & libraries
$10,0003%
Other
$1,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 82%
  • From the state 17%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Mackinaw

Full-time staff
0
6 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 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

Mackinaw City Public Schools

Mackinaw's K–12 school district, shared with Mackinaw City, Wawatam and Hebron. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$23,971
Michigan: $16,528
Students
136
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 82%
  • State 15%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $23,971 per pupil, $17,360 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 Mackinaw pay

Typical tax bill
$2,297
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
0.82%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$278,800
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 Mackinaw's government

Town hall & decisions in Mackinaw →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Mackinaw

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

All of Mackinaw'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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