Town Hall · Sagola

Sagola, MI town hall & government

Sagola spent $616,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $574 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Sagola's money goes

Spent
$616,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$574
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Fire
$282,00046%
Administration & buildings
$139,00023%
Roads & transportation
$68,00011%
Sewer & trash
$50,0008%
Health & welfare
$48,0008%
Parks & libraries
$12,0002%
Police
$3,000<1%
Other
$14,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 63%
  • From the state 19%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Sagola

Full-time staff
0
11 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time8 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 part
Other
0 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

North Dickinson County Schools

Sagola's K–12 school district, shared with Breen, Felch and West Branch. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,966
Michigan: $16,528
Students
264
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 46%
  • State 45%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $12,966 per pupil, $7,337 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 Sagola pay

Typical tax bill
$1,588
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
0.97%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$163,600
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 Sagola's government

Town hall & decisions in Sagola →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Sagola

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

All of Sagola'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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