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Summit, MI town hall & government

Summit spent $16.2 million in the year to March 31, 2024, about $711 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Summit's money goes

Spent
$16.2 million
fiscal year to March 31, 2024
Per resident
$711
typical Michigan towns: $858
Long-term debt
$17.3 million
$758 per resident
Sewer & trash
$5.8 million36%
Fire
$3.1 million19%
Administration & buildings
$2.4 million15%
Paid to other governments
$1.5 million9%
Police
$625,0004%
Interest on debt
$553,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$208,0001%
Parks & libraries
$58,000<1%
Water & other utilities
$54,000<1%
Other
$1.9 million12%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 29%
  • Fees & charges 24%
  • From the state 21%
  • Utility sales 15%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Summit

Full-time staff
36
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$72,900
a year, before benefits
Full-time firefighters
19
on the town payroll
Fire
19 full-time
Sewer & trash
9 full-time
Administration & buildings
8 full-time
Other
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

Jackson Public Schools

Summit's K–12 school district, shared with Jackson. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,407
Michigan: $16,528
Students
4,465
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$87.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 28%
  • State 52%
  • Federal 20%

Of the $18,407 per pupil, $10,652 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 Summit: Vandercook Lake Public Schools ($15,948 per pupil) · Hanover-Horton Schools ($13,890 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Summit pay

Typical tax bill
$2,486
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.26%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$197,400
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 Summit's government

Town hall & decisions in Summit →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Summit

Summit is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative Tim Walberg. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Summit'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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