Town Hall · Sanborn

Sanborn, MI town hall & government

Sanborn spent $425,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $210 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Sanborn's money goes

Spent
$425,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$210
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$146,00034%
Parks & libraries
$108,00025%
Roads & transportation
$76,00018%
Fire
$47,00011%
Other
$48,00011%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 45%
  • Property taxes 30%
  • Interest, fines & other 20%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • Fees & charges 2%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Sanborn

Full-time staff
0
60 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time23 part
Fire
0 full-time16 part
Police
0 full-time4 part
Other
0 full-time17 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Sanborn didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Alpena Public Schools

Sanborn's K–12 school district, shared with Alpena, Alpena, Long Rapids, Maple Ridge, Ossineke and Wilson. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,914
Michigan: $16,528
Students
3,626
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$36.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 25%
  • State 63%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $14,914 per pupil, $8,428 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 Sanborn pay

Typical tax bill
$1,482
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
0.95%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$155,700
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 Sanborn's government

Town hall & decisions in Sanborn →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Sanborn

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

All of Sanborn'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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