Town Hall · Bancroft

Bancroft, MI town hall & government

Bancroft spent $495,000 in the year to February 28, 2024, about $1,040 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Bancroft's money goes

Spent
$495,000
fiscal year to February 28, 2024
Per resident
$1,040
typical Michigan cities: $2,810
Long-term debt
$990,000
$2,080 per resident
Sewer & trash
$181,00037%
Roads & transportation
$111,00022%
Administration & buildings
$64,00013%
Police
$48,00010%
Interest on debt
$43,0009%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$7,0001%
Parks & libraries
$2,000<1%
Other
$39,0008%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 36%
  • From the state 35%
  • Property taxes 16%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • From other local governments 5%
  • Fees & charges 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Bancroft

Full-time staff
1
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$55,800
a year, before benefits
Police
0 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Durand Area Schools

Bancroft's K–12 school district, shared with Durand, Lennon, Vernon and Shiawassee. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,487
Michigan: $16,528
Students
1,203
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$38.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 27%
  • State 66%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $14,487 per pupil, $9,594 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 Bancroft pay

Typical tax bill
$1,786
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.32%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$135,600
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 Bancroft's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Bancroft

Bancroft is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative Tom Barrett. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Bancroft'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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