Town Hall · Bath

Bath, MI town hall & government

Bath spent $8.5 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $651 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Bath's money goes

Spent
$8.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$651
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
$6.3 million
$481 per resident
Police
$1.5 million18%
Paid to other governments
$1.4 million17%
Administration & buildings
$1.3 million15%
Sewer & trash
$1.2 million14%
Roads & transportation
$828,00010%
Parks & libraries
$382,0004%
Fire
$356,0004%
Interest on debt
$235,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$231,0003%
Housing & development
$226,0003%
Other
$887,00010%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 43%
  • Fees & charges 28%
  • From the state 15%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • Utility sales <1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Bath

Full-time staff
33
33 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$70,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
14
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
15 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
9 full-time11 part
Fire
2 full-time12 part
Parks & libraries
1 full-time5 part
Housing & development
0 full-time2 part
Other
6 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

Bath Community Schools

Bath's K–12 school district, shared with DeWitt. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,767
Michigan: $16,528
Students
1,017
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$12.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 33%
  • State 64%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $13,767 per pupil, $8,206 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.

Also serving Bath: Haslett Public Schools ($15,137 per pupil) · Laingsburg Community School District ($12,893 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Bath pay

Typical tax bill
$3,882
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.32%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$293,400
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 Bath's government

Town hall & decisions in Bath →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Bath

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

All of Bath'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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