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Superior, MI town hall & government

Superior spent $16.3 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,128 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Superior's money goes

Spent
$16.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,128
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
$1.6 million
$108 per resident
Paid to other governments
$4.7 million29%
Sewer & trash
$3.8 million23%
Fire
$2.7 million17%
Police
$1.8 million11%
Administration & buildings
$762,0005%
Roads & transportation
$419,0003%
Parks & libraries
$339,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$30,000<1%
Housing & development
$24,000<1%
Interest on debt
$16,000<1%
Other
$1.7 million11%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 38%
  • Fees & charges 26%
  • Utility sales 20%
  • From the state 11%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • From other local governments <1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Superior

Full-time staff
33
22 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$85,600
a year, before benefits
Full-time firefighters
12
on the town payroll
Administration & buildings
16 full-time15 part
Fire
12 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
4 full-time
Parks & libraries
0 full-time4 part
Other
1 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

Ypsilanti Community Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$20,087
Michigan: $16,528
Students
3,747
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$46.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 37%
  • State 38%
  • Federal 25%

Of the $20,087 per pupil, $9,500 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 Superior: Ann Arbor Public Schools ($19,439 per pupil) · Plymouth-Canton Community Schools ($15,647 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Superior pay

Typical tax bill
$4,397
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.44%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$305,800
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 Superior's government

🏛️ Official websitesuperior-twp.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Superior →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Superior

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

All of Superior'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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