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Spurr, MI town hall & government

Spurr spent $224,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $824 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Spurr's money goes

Spent
$224,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$824
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$81,00036%
Sewer & trash
$62,00028%
Paid to other governments
$30,00013%
Fire
$22,00010%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$3,0001%
Other
$26,00012%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 64%
  • From the state 24%
  • Interest, fines & other 12%
  • Fees & charges 1%
  • From the federal government 1%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Spurr collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Spurr

Full-time staff
0
11 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 part
Other
0 full-time4 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

N.I.C.E. Community Schools

Spurr's K–12 school district, shared with Ely, Tilden, Champion, Ishpeming and Humboldt. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,807
Michigan: $16,528
Students
1,157
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 34%
  • State 61%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $15,807 per pupil, $10,665 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 Spurr pay

Typical tax bill
$1,891
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
0.83%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$227,600
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 Spurr's government

Town hall & decisions in Spurr →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Spurr

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

All of Spurr'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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