Town Hall · Belding

Belding, MI town hall & government

Belding spent $8.4 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,465 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Belding's money goes

Spent
$8.4 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,465
typical Michigan cities: $2,035
Long-term debt
$3.4 million
$587 per resident
Sewer & trash
$2.1 million25%
Fire
$1.4 million16%
Roads & transportation
$1.3 million16%
Police
$978,00012%
Parks & libraries
$660,0008%
Housing & development
$598,0007%
Administration & buildings
$531,0006%
Water & other utilities
$302,0004%
Interest on debt
$123,0001%
Paid to other governments
$44,0001%
Other
$382,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 32%
  • From the state 25%
  • Fees & charges 20%
  • Utility sales 11%
  • From the federal government 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Belding

Full-time staff
42
17 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$53,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
8
and 4 full-time firefighters
Roads & transportation
10 full-time7 part
Housing & development
10 full-time2 part
Police
8 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
6 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
3 full-time4 part
Fire
4 full-time
Water & other utilities
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

Belding Area School District

Belding's K–12 school district, shared with Otisco, Orleans, Grattan and Keene. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,548
Michigan: $16,528
Students
1,621
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$73.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 29%
  • State 57%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $15,548 per pupil, $9,933 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 Belding pay

Typical tax bill
$1,990
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.21%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$163,800
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 Belding's government

Town hall & decisions in Belding →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Belding

Belding is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative John R. Moolenaar. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Belding'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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