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Pinckney, MI town hall & government

Pinckney spent $2.6 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,059 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Pinckney's money goes

Spent
$2.6 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,059
typical Michigan cities: $2,035
Long-term debt
$3.8 million
$1,579 per resident
Sewer & trash
$779,00030%
Police
$604,00024%
Roads & transportation
$364,00014%
Administration & buildings
$305,00012%
Water & other utilities
$74,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$28,0001%
Interest on debt
$8,000<1%
Parks & libraries
$4,000<1%
Paid to other governments
$1,000<1%
Other
$400,00016%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 35%
  • Fees & charges 23%
  • From the state 20%
  • Utility sales 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Pinckney

Full-time staff
9
19 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$56,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
1 full-time15 part
Police
4 full-time4 part
Sewer & trash
4 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

Pinckney Community Schools

Pinckney's K–12 school district, shared with Putnam and Hamburg. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,593
Michigan: $16,528
Students
2,050
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$122.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 50%
  • State 45%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $13,593 per pupil, $8,123 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 Pinckney pay

Typical tax bill
$3,239
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.21%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$267,600
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 Pinckney's government

Town hall & decisions in Pinckney →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Pinckney

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

All of Pinckney'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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