Town Hall · Mount Clemens

Mount Clemens, MI town hall & government

Mount Clemens spent $36.2 million in the year to June 30, 2023, about $2,337 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Mount Clemens's money goes

Spent
$36.2 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2023
Per resident
$2,337
typical Michigan cities: $2,328
Long-term debt
$5.4 million
$349 per resident
Sewer & trash
$8.7 million24%
Paid to other governments
$3.4 million9%
Police
$3.4 million9%
Administration & buildings
$2.9 million8%
Fire
$2.3 million6%
Housing & development
$2.3 million6%
Roads & transportation
$2.1 million6%
Water & other utilities
$1.1 million3%
Parks & libraries
$672,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$230,0001%
Interest on debt
$196,0001%
Other
$8.9 million25%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 43%
  • Property taxes 25%
  • From the state 17%
  • From the federal government 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Mount Clemens

Full-time staff
73
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$66,900
a year, before benefits
Full-time firefighters
13
on the town payroll
Sewer & trash
16 full-time
Administration & buildings
15 full-time1 part
Fire
14 full-time
Water & other utilities
11 full-time
Roads & transportation
7 full-time7 part
Parks & libraries
2 full-time
Other
8 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

Mount Clemens Community School District

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

Spending per pupil
$20,272
Michigan: $16,528
Students
775
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$56.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 53%
  • State 22%
  • Federal 25%

Of the $20,272 per pupil, $9,218 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 Mount Clemens: L'Anse Creuse Public Schools ($15,957 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Mount Clemens pay

Typical tax bill
$2,824
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.57%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$179,400
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 Mount Clemens's government

Town hall & decisions in Mount Clemens →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Mount Clemens

Mount Clemens is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative John James. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Mount Clemens'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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