Town Hall · Perry

Perry, MI town hall & government

Perry spent $3 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,398 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Perry's money goes

Spent
$3 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$1,398
typical Michigan cities: $2,810
Long-term debt
$1.7 million
$810 per resident
Roads & transportation
$853,00029%
Sewer & trash
$550,00019%
Police
$511,00017%
Administration & buildings
$441,00015%
Paid to other governments
$161,0005%
Parks & libraries
$109,0004%
Water & other utilities
$39,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$22,0001%
Interest on debt
$22,0001%
Other
$253,0009%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 31%
  • Property taxes 22%
  • From the state 16%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • Utility sales 14%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Perry

Full-time staff
11
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$63,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
4 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
3 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Other
1 full-time2 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

Perry Public School District

Perry's K–12 school district, shared with Woodhull, Perry, Bennington and Locke. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,126
Michigan: $16,528
Students
979
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$21.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 30%
  • State 61%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $14,126 per pupil, $8,447 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 Perry pay

Typical tax bill
$2,627
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.60%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$164,000
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 Perry's government

Town hall & decisions in Perry →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Perry

Perry is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative Tom Barrett. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Perry'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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