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How Negaunee is run

Negaunee spent $13.1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,918 per resident.

Town website
Photo: Rklawton
City budget
$13.1 million
spent, year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,918
Above typical Michigan cities ($2,035)
Long-term debt
$5.7 million
$1,266 per resident
City staff
47
full-time · 168 part-time
Typical tax bill
$2,089
a year · MI $2,904

What stands out about how Negaunee is run

Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $2,089 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.23% of the home’s value, vs 1.25% across Michigan.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Michigan$2,904
Negaunee$2,089
Ishpeming$1,689
Ishpeming$1,550
$2,089
typical bill a year
1.23%
effective rate
$170,100
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Negaunee’s rate.

Can I afford it? →

The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Your share of the budget

About $2,918 per resident a year, or $7.99 a day

The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 23% of spending.

Where the money comes from
Fees & charges 53%Property taxes 18%From the state 14%Interest, fines & other 9%From other local governments 6%From the federal government 1%
The school district

Negaunee Public Schools

Negaunee’s K–12 school district, shared with Negaunee, Richmond. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Negaunee →
$13,946
per pupil · MI $16,528
1,530
students
$10.4 million
long-term debt

Of the $13,946 per pupil, $9,099 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 39%State 59%Federal 2%

Michigan districts overall: 34% local, 57% state, 9% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Negaunee

Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Negaunee yet. Neighbors can add them.

Who works for Negaunee

One full-time town employee for every 96 residents

On the payroll in March 2022 (a Census Bureau estimate).

By department full-time, plus part-time

Fire0 + 58 pt
Health & welfare0 + 32 pt
Administration & buildings5 + 18 pt
Roads & transportation14
Parks & libraries3 + 14 pt
Police9
Sewer & trash6
Housing & development2 + 6 pt
Water & other utilities5
Other3 + 40 pt
47
full-time
168
part-time
$62,600
average full-time pay, before benefits
8
sworn police officers

Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it’s approximate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

Next door

How Negaunee’s budget compares

Negaunee ranks 3rd lowest of 3 for spending per resident. Towns that run their own schools spend more. Tap a town to see its Town Hall.

Spends the leastSpends the mostNo figures
TownSpent per residentDebt per residentTax bill
Ishpeming$536—$1,550
Ishpeming$2,011$3,234$1,689
Negaunee$2,918$1,266$2,089

The town government’s own spending in its newest year (often a Census Bureau estimate). — = no figures.

Who represents Negaunee

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Negaunee.

Politics & elections →
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Michigan HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Michigan SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Michigan

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach Negaunee’s government

Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.

The Handbook →
Official websitecityofnegaunee.com ↗

Questions about how Negaunee is run?

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.

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