Town Hall · Bentley

Bentley, MI town hall & government

Bentley spent $325,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $389 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Bentley's money goes

Spent
$325,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$389
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$98,00030%
Administration & buildings
$77,00024%
Sewer & trash
$56,00017%
Fire
$42,00013%
Paid to other governments
$16,0005%
Parks & libraries
$3,0001%
Other
$33,00010%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 38%
  • Property taxes 34%
  • Interest, fines & other 21%
  • From the federal government 7%
  • Fees & charges <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Bentley

Full-time staff
0
10 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time10 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Bentley didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Pinconning Area Schools

Bentley's K–12 school district, shared with Fraser, Garfield, Mount Forest, Pinconning, Pinconning and Gibson. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,315
Michigan: $16,528
Students
1,157
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$8.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 20%
  • State 62%
  • Federal 18%

Of the $13,315 per pupil, $7,725 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 Bentley pay

Typical tax bill
$1,856
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.21%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$153,200
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 Bentley's government

Town hall & decisions in Bentley →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Bentley

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

All of Bentley'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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