Town Hall · Tilden

Tilden, MI town hall & government

Tilden spent $1.3 million in the year to March 31, 2022, about $1,329 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Tilden's money goes

Spent
$1.3 million
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,329
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
$411,000
$409 per resident
Sewer & trash
$276,00021%
Paid to other governments
$258,00019%
Administration & buildings
$247,00018%
Roads & transportation
$221,00017%
Fire
$57,0004%
Parks & libraries
$52,0004%
Water & other utilities
$28,0002%
Police
$25,0002%
Other
$173,00013%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 66%
  • Interest, fines & other 12%
  • From the state 12%
  • Fees & charges 10%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Tilden

Full-time staff
1
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$60,300
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time6 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time2 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Tilden 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

Tilden's K–12 school district, shared with Ely, Spurr, 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 Tilden pay

Typical tax bill
$918
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
0.64%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$142,500
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 Tilden's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Tilden

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

All of Tilden'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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