Town Hall · Tuscarora

Tuscarora, MI town hall & government

Tuscarora spent $3.1 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,056 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Tuscarora's money goes

Spent
$3.1 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,056
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
$3.9 million
$1,323 per resident
Police
$1.1 million37%
Parks & libraries
$456,00015%
Administration & buildings
$307,00010%
Fire
$181,0006%
Paid to other governments
$181,0006%
Sewer & trash
$141,0005%
Interest on debt
$123,0004%
Roads & transportation
$91,0003%
Other
$466,00015%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 55%
  • Interest, fines & other 18%
  • Fees & charges 12%
  • From the state 11%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • From other local governments 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Tuscarora

Full-time staff
14
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$52,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
9
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
9 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time6 part
Parks & libraries
3 full-time3 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

Inland Lakes Schools

Tuscarora's K–12 school district, shared with Koehler, Walker, Mullett and Mentor. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,030
Michigan: $16,528
Students
641
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 59%
  • State 28%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $15,030 per pupil, $9,050 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 Tuscarora pay

Typical tax bill
$2,000
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
0.79%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$253,700
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 Tuscarora's government

Town hall & decisions in Tuscarora →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Tuscarora

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

All of Tuscarora'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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