Town Hall · Bergland

Bergland, MI town hall & government

Bergland spent $338,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $860 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Bergland's money goes

Spent
$338,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$860
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
$1.9 million
$4,921 per resident
Sewer & trash
$95,00028%
Administration & buildings
$91,00027%
Fire
$54,00016%
Interest on debt
$43,00013%
Parks & libraries
$18,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$14,0004%
Water & other utilities
$2,0001%
Other
$21,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 29%
  • Fees & charges 28%
  • Property taxes 16%
  • Interest, fines & other 16%
  • From the state 10%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From the federal government 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Bergland

Full-time staff
0
14 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time10 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time2 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Ewen-Trout Creek Consolidated Schools

Bergland's K–12 school district, shared with Haight, Interior, McMillan, Stannard, Matchwood and Duncan. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,624
Michigan: $16,528
Students
165
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 64%
  • State 19%
  • Federal 17%

Of the $17,624 per pupil, $10,042 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 Bergland pay

Typical tax bill
$2,041
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
0.90%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$225,800
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Bergland's government

Town hall & decisions in Bergland →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Bergland

Bergland is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative Jack Bergman. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Bergland'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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