Town Hall · Manistee

Manistee, MI town hall & government

Manistee spent $19.4 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $3,144 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Manistee's money goes

Spent
$19.4 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$3,144
typical Michigan cities: $2,035
Long-term debt
$33.5 million
$5,436 per resident
Housing & development
$3.6 million19%
Sewer & trash
$3.4 million17%
Roads & transportation
$3.1 million16%
Police
$1.4 million7%
Parks & libraries
$1.3 million7%
Fire
$1.2 million6%
Administration & buildings
$1.2 million6%
Interest on debt
$631,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$275,0001%
Water & other utilities
$93,000<1%
Other
$3.2 million17%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 42%
  • Property taxes 20%
  • From the federal government 13%
  • From the state 12%
  • Interest, fines & other 12%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Manistee

Full-time staff
52
12 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$60,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
12
and 8 full-time firefighters
Administration & buildings
8 full-time11 part
Police
12 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
9 full-time
Fire
8 full-time
Sewer & trash
7 full-time
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Parks & libraries
2 full-time
Other
3 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Manistee Area Schools

Manistee's K–12 school district, shared with Eastlake, Filer, Manistee and Stronach. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,150
Michigan: $16,528
Students
1,222
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$34.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 50%
  • State 45%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $15,150 per pupil, $7,696 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 Manistee pay

Typical tax bill
$2,082
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.27%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$164,100
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 Manistee's government

🏛️ Official websitemanisteemi.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Manistee →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Manistee

Manistee is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative John R. Moolenaar. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Manistee'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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