Town Hall · Munising

Munising, MI town hall & government

Munising spent $9 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $4,095 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Munising's money goes

Spent
$9 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$4,095
typical Michigan cities: $2,035
Long-term debt
$18.6 million
$8,495 per resident
Sewer & trash
$2.2 million25%
Water & other utilities
$1.2 million14%
Housing & development
$1.2 million13%
Roads & transportation
$987,00011%
Parks & libraries
$585,0007%
Police
$574,0006%
Administration & buildings
$512,0006%
Interest on debt
$286,0003%
Fire
$60,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$47,0001%
Paid to other governments
$16,000<1%
Other
$1.3 million14%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 33%
  • From the federal government 22%
  • Property taxes 16%
  • From the state 13%
  • Utility sales 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Munising

Full-time staff
22
13 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$55,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Roads & transportation
7 full-time
Administration & buildings
1 full-time11 part
Police
5 full-time
Housing & development
3 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
4 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 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

Munising Public Schools

Munising's K–12 school district, shared with Grand Island, Munising and Au Train. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,813
Michigan: $16,528
Students
572
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$6.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 38%
  • State 54%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $16,813 per pupil, $9,864 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 Munising pay

Typical tax bill
$1,702
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.45%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$117,300
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 Munising's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofmunising.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Munising →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Munising

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

All of Munising'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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