Town Hall · Manistique

Manistique, MI town hall & government

Manistique spent $178,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $170 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Manistique's money goes

Spent
$178,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$170
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$91,00051%
Paid to other governments
$36,00020%
Fire
$33,00019%
Parks & libraries
$10,0006%
Roads & transportation
$7,0004%
Other
$1,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 75%
  • Property taxes 15%
  • Fees & charges 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
Town workforce

Who works for Manistique

Full-time staff
0
8 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time8 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

Manistique Area Schools

Manistique's K–12 school district, shared with Doyle, Germfask, Manistique, Mueller, Thompson and Hiawatha. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,388
Michigan: $16,528
Students
708
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 46%
  • State 44%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $14,388 per pupil, $8,356 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 Manistique pay

Typical tax bill
$1,255
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
0.62%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$200,900
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 Manistique's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofmanistique.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Manistique →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Manistique

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

All of Manistique'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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