Town Hall · Otisville

Otisville, MI town hall & government

Otisville spent $819,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $994 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Otisville's money goes

Spent
$819,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$994
typical Michigan cities: $2,035
Long-term debt
$246,000
$299 per resident
Sewer & trash
$248,00030%
Roads & transportation
$179,00022%
Police
$101,00012%
Administration & buildings
$50,0006%
Interest on debt
$13,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$5,0001%
Parks & libraries
$1,000<1%
Other
$222,00027%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 34%
  • From the state 26%
  • Fees & charges 15%
  • Utility sales 14%
  • Interest, fines & other 10%
  • From the federal government 2%

Otisville didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Otisville

Full-time staff
1
9 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$50,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
1 full-time4 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 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

Lakeville Community Schools

Otisville's K–12 school district, shared with Columbiaville, Otter Lake, Marathon, Forest and Richfield. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,961
Michigan: $16,528
Students
1,041
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$6.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 20%
  • State 70%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $13,961 per pupil, $7,977 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 Otisville pay

Typical tax bill
$2,060
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.84%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$112,000
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 Otisville's government

Town hall & decisions in Otisville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Otisville

Otisville is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative Kristen McDonald Rivet. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Otisville'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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