Clawson Taxation- the numbers

As I promised to more than a few people I have talked with in the last month, here is the breakdown of a typical Clawson homestead (primary residence) tax bill for 2024, outside the DDA tax cost. We rolled in the Oakland County millages, the ISD/OCC & other regional authorities, and voted on debts/special assessments.

This is the approximate share of the total bill by government groups.

●      City services & staffing (city ops, library, rubbish, PA 359): ~34.8%

●      Schools & county costs (Clawson Schools debt + State Education Tax + Oakland County + ISD + OCC + regional authorities): ~54.7%

●      Local investments (city capital/debt) (roads/sidewalks/sewer/city bond debt): ~10.4%

These three add up to ~100%. By our review of public records from a few agencies, we thank the volunteers that helped put this together. We included the reference sites as well for transparency.

What’s inside each spend bucket (rolled-up from the City’s 2024 rate sheet)

●      City services & staffing (~34.8%)City Operating (9.0087), Additional City Operating (3.6422), Library Fund (0.8290) + Library Voted (0.2787), Rubbish/Disposal (1.8011) + Rubbish Voted (0.7099), PA 359 promotions (0.0989). Revizeromulusgov.comMichigan Legislature

●      Schools & county costs (~54.7%)Clawson School Debt (9.0200), State Education Tax (6.0000), Oakland County Operating (3.9539), ISD Allocated (0.1874) + Voted (2.9667), OCC Voted (1.4836), Regional authorities in winter bill: County Parks & Rec (0.6500), Oakland Transit (0.9464), HCMA (0.2062), Zoo (0.0941), DIA/Art Institute (0.1937). Revizesouthgatemi.org

●      Local investments (~10.4%)City Bond Debt (4.2600), Sewer Debt (0.0500), Sidewalk Debt (0.5900). Revize

Math notes: We used the City’s 2024 Homestead totals—Summer 44.8801 mills + Winter 2.0904 mills = 46.9705 mills—as the denominator (the City also adds a 1% admin fee on the total). Percentages are approximations. Revize