Town Hall · Maple Ridge

Maple Ridge, MI town hall & government

Maple Ridge spent $292,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $179 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Maple Ridge's money goes

Spent
$292,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$179
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$91,00031%
Fire
$86,00029%
Roads & transportation
$34,00012%
Paid to other governments
$34,00012%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$9,0003%
Parks & libraries
$3,0001%
Police
$1,000<1%
Other
$34,00012%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 65%
  • Property taxes 17%
  • Fees & charges 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Maple Ridge

Full-time staff
0
55 part-time too
Fire
0 full-time26 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time20 part
Other
0 full-time9 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Alpena Public Schools

Maple Ridge's K–12 school district, shared with Alpena, Alpena, Long Rapids, Ossineke, Sanborn and Wilson. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,914
Michigan: $16,528
Students
3,626
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$36.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 25%
  • State 63%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $14,914 per pupil, $8,428 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 Maple Ridge pay

Typical tax bill
$1,443
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
0.87%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$166,000
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Maple Ridge's government

Town hall & decisions in Maple Ridge →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Maple Ridge

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

All of Maple Ridge'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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