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Macomb, MI town hall & government

Macomb spent $67.3 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $729 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Macomb's money goes

Spent
$67.3 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$729
typical Michigan towns: $858
Long-term debt
$45.7 million
$495 per resident
Water & other utilities
$13.7 million20%
Sewer & trash
$10 million15%
Roads & transportation
$9.2 million14%
Parks & libraries
$8.8 million13%
Fire
$6.9 million10%
Police
$6.1 million9%
Administration & buildings
$4.4 million6%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2 million3%
Interest on debt
$1.5 million2%
Other
$4.8 million7%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 27%
  • Utility sales 20%
  • Fees & charges 20%
  • Interest, fines & other 16%
  • From the state 13%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Macomb

Full-time staff
106
103 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$77,800
a year, before benefits
Full-time firefighters
29
on the town payroll
Fire
32 full-time32 part
Parks & libraries
7 full-time57 part
Administration & buildings
30 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
10 full-time
Water & other utilities
10 full-time
Police
0 full-time7 part
Other
17 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

Chippewa Valley Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$14,957
Michigan: $16,528
Students
14,505
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$410.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 33%
  • State 64%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $14,957 per pupil, $8,979 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 Macomb: New Haven Community Schools ($14,322 per pupil) · Utica Community Schools ($15,140 per pupil) · L'Anse Creuse Public Schools ($15,957 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Macomb pay

Typical tax bill
$4,179
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.08%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$387,000
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.

Local

Contact Macomb's government

Town hall & decisions in Macomb →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Macomb

Macomb is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representatives Lisa C. McClain and John James. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Macomb'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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