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Town Hall · Billings Township

In Billings Township, 86% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Michigan

Billings Township’s town government spent $1.4 million on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2022, about $605 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Billings Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.

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Day-to-day spending, 2022
$1.4M
year to March 31, 2022 · Census estimate
Per resident, 2022
$605
Census estimate · not compared
Long-term debt
$7.0M
end of FY2022 · Census estimate
Town staff, 2022
0
full-time · 105 part-time · March payroll $70,698 · Census estimate
Typical tax bill
$2,005
1.21% of home value · MI 1.25%

What stands out about how Billings Township is run

Read from the town’s budget and official records.

★ What stands out · Your share of the 2022 budget

About $605 per resident a year, or $1.66 a day

Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 62%.

Where the money comes from
Interest, fines & other 43%Fees & charges 35%Property taxes 12%From the state 9%Other taxes & licenses <1%Sales taxes <1%
An estimate

Billings Township didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.

Not in the receipt.Building projects $187,000; interest on debt $95,000. With these, the whole budget was $1.7 million.
Compared with similar places · Over the years

No comparison or trend for Billings Township yet

Every year of Billings Township’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.

How Town Hall compares budgets →
Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $2,005 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.21% of the home’s value, vs 1.25% across Michigan.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Hope Township$3,275
Michigan$2,904
Tobacco Township$2,088
Billings Township$2,005
Bentley Township$1,856
Hay Township$1,660
$2,005
typical bill a year
1.21%
effective rate
$166,300
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Billings Township’s rate.

Can I afford it? →

The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.

Tax bills are one input to Billings Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Billings Township →

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Billings Township

Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.

Check Billings Township’s own website for current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Billings Township yet.
The school district

Beaverton Rural Schools

Billings Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Beaverton, Beaverton Township, Tobacco Township, Grim Township, Hay Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Billings Township →
$16,139
per pupil · MI $16,528
912
students
$14.1 million
long-term debt

Of the $16,139 per pupil, $9,910 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 32%State 52%Federal 16%

Michigan districts overall: 34% local, 57% state, 9% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Elections · 2024 general election

How Billings Township voted in 2024

Official results for Billings Township’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.

President1,515 votes · results as certified
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican68.4%1,037 votes
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat30.8%466 votes

Others: 0.8% (12 votes).

Most votes in Billings Township: Donald J Trump

Gladwin County: Trump 69.8%, Harris 29.1% · Michigan: Trump 49.7%, Harris 48.3%

Turnout
86%

of Billings Township’s 1,756 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Michigan: 74%.

Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).

U.S. Senate1,482 votes
Mike RogersMike RogersRepublican65.4%
Elissa SlotkinElissa SlotkinDemocrat32.1%
Others2.5%

Most votes in Billings Township: Mike Rogers

Gladwin County: Rogers 67.4%, Slotkin 29.9% · Michigan: Slotkin 48.6%, Rogers 48.3%

U.S. House · Michigan’s 2nd District428,550 votes
John R MoolenaarRepublican65.1%
Michael LynchDemocrat31.7%
Others3.2%

Most votes in the district: John R Moolenaar

Whole-district result

President, 2024: Billings Township, its county and the state

TrumpHarrisOthersVotes
Billings Township68.4%30.8%0.8%1,515
Gladwin County69.8%29.1%1.1%15,488
Michigan49.7%48.3%2.0%5,664,186
DemocratRepublicanLibertarianIndependent / other

Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.

Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017; Elissa Slotkin: U.S. House portrait (congress-legislators project); Mike Rogers: U.S. House portrait (congress-legislators project). All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.

Who represents Billings Township

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Billings Township.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your townTown government
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Michigan HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Michigan SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Michigan

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Next door

How Billings Township compares with the towns next door

Billings Township’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 4 of the 4 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $311 to $665 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.

Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Bentley Township$311$1,856
Hay Township$337$1,660
Tobacco Township$351$2,088
Hope Township$665$3,275
Billings Townshipestimate$2,005

Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).

Reach Billings Township’s government

Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Billings Township’s government

How much does Billings Township spend per resident?

About $605 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Billings Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $1.7 million.

What is the property tax rate in Billings Township?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,005 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.21% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.25% across Michigan. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.

Who runs Billings Township’s government?

We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Billings Township yet.

How did Billings Township vote in 2024?

For president, Donald J Trump 68.4%, Kamala D Harris 30.8% (1,515 votes, official results). Gladwin County: Trump 69.8%, Harris 29.1%. Michigan: Trump 49.7%, Harris 48.3%.

How many people work for Billings Township?

0 full-time and 105 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $70,698 (about $848,376 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.

Who represents Billings Township in the state legislature?

State Senate District 34 (Roger Hauck) and State House District 95 (Bill Schuette). The House district also covers 22 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for Billings Township, the Bureau’s estimates); day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →