Town Hall · Selma

Selma, MI town hall & government

Selma spent $349,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $163 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Selma's money goes

Spent
$349,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$163
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
$319,000
$149 per resident
Administration & buildings
$169,00048%
Fire
$119,00034%
Interest on debt
$8,0002%
Sewer & trash
$6,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$4,0001%
Parks & libraries
$3,0001%
Roads & transportation
$1,000<1%
Other
$39,00011%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 51%
  • Property taxes 37%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • Fees & charges <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Selma

Full-time staff
0
24 part-time too
Fire
0 full-time16 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 part
Police
0 full-time1 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

Cadillac Area Public Schools

Selma's K–12 school district, shared with Cadillac, Haring, Harrietta, Henderson, South Branch and Cherry Grove. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,677
Michigan: $16,528
Students
3,071
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$51.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 30%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $13,677 per pupil, $8,016 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.

Also serving Selma: Mesick Consolidated Schools ($15,948 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Selma pay

Typical tax bill
$2,355
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.12%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$209,700
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 Selma's government

Town hall & decisions in Selma →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Selma

Selma is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative John R. Moolenaar. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Selma'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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