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Oscoda, MI town hall & government

Oscoda spent $9.7 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,436 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Oscoda's money goes

Spent
$9.7 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,436
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
$3.6 million
$533 per resident
Water & other utilities
$2.4 million24%
Police
$1.6 million17%
Sewer & trash
$1.5 million16%
Parks & libraries
$1.1 million12%
Administration & buildings
$1 million11%
Fire
$148,0002%
Interest on debt
$65,0001%
Roads & transportation
$23,000<1%
Other
$1.8 million18%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 29%
  • Property taxes 28%
  • Utility sales 17%
  • Interest, fines & other 14%
  • From the state 10%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Oscoda

Full-time staff
24
42 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$62,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
10
full-time, with power of arrest
Fire
0 full-time28 part
Police
12 full-time
Administration & buildings
7 full-time8 part
Parks & libraries
1 full-time5 part
Other
4 full-time1 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

Oscoda Area Schools

Oscoda's K–12 school district, shared with Curtis, Greenbush, Au Sable, Mikado and Wilber. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,819
Michigan: $16,528
Students
1,207
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$8.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 46%
  • State 37%
  • Federal 17%

Of the $14,819 per pupil, $8,363 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 Oscoda pay

Typical tax bill
$1,086
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
0.88%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$122,900
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.

Local

Contact Oscoda's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Oscoda

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

All of Oscoda'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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