Town Hall · Saline

Saline, MI town hall & government

Saline spent $26.7 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,860 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Saline's money goes

Spent
$26.7 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,860
typical Michigan cities: $2,035
Long-term debt
$20.8 million
$2,221 per resident
Sewer & trash
$5.8 million22%
Administration & buildings
$4.2 million16%
Roads & transportation
$3.7 million14%
Police
$2.9 million11%
Water & other utilities
$2.1 million8%
Parks & libraries
$1.9 million7%
Paid to other governments
$668,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$573,0002%
Fire
$487,0002%
Interest on debt
$382,0001%
Health & welfare
$70,000<1%
Other
$4 million15%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 42%
  • Fees & charges 35%
  • From the state 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
Town workforce

Who works for Saline

Full-time staff
60
53 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$70,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
14
full-time, with power of arrest
Parks & libraries
18 full-time42 part
Police
16 full-time9 part
Administration & buildings
12 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
7 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Fire
1 full-time
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 part
Other
5 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

Saline Area Schools

Saline's K–12 school district, shared with Saline, Lodi, York and Pittsfield. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,731
Michigan: $16,528
Students
4,765
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$134.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 47%
  • State 52%
  • Federal 1%

Of the $16,731 per pupil, $9,529 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 Saline pay

Typical tax bill
$6,066
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.78%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$341,300
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 Saline's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofsaline.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Saline →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Saline

Saline is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative Debbie Dingell. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Saline'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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