Town Hall · Superior

Superior, MI town hall & government

Superior spent $652,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $502 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
$652,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$502
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
$260,000
$200 per resident
Sewer & trash
$318,00049%
Administration & buildings
$203,00031%
Fire
$44,0007%
Water & other utilities
$13,0002%
Parks & libraries
$5,0001%
Roads & transportation
$1,000<1%
Other
$68,00010%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 23%
  • From the state 19%
  • Fees & charges 18%
  • Interest, fines & other 13%
  • From other local governments 13%
  • From the federal government 10%
  • Property taxes 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Superior

Full-time staff
8
13 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$19,900
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
6 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Parks & libraries
0 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time2 part
Other
0 full-time8 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

Brimley Area Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$18,951
Michigan: $16,528
Students
451
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.7 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 $18,951 per pupil, $11,780 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 Superior pay

Typical tax bill
$1,592
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
0.99%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$160,400
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Superior's government

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 Jack Bergman. 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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