Town Hall · Bowne

Bowne, MI town hall & government

Bowne spent $1.1 million in the year to March 31, 2022, about $311 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Bowne's money goes

Spent
$1.1 million
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$311
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$277,00026%
Fire
$255,00024%
Sewer & trash
$132,00012%
Paid to other governments
$46,0004%
Roads & transportation
$30,0003%
Other
$338,00031%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 41%
  • From the state 26%
  • Fees & charges 23%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Bowne

Full-time staff
0
49 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time25 part
Fire
0 full-time24 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Lowell Area Schools

Bowne's K–12 school district, shared with Lowell, Vergennes, Lowell, Grattan and Ada. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,193
Michigan: $16,528
Students
3,436
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$111 million
at year end

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

  • Local 33%
  • State 62%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $14,193 per pupil, $8,735 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 Bowne: Caledonia Community Schools ($15,092 per pupil) · Thornapple Kellogg School District ($14,673 per pupil) · Lakewood Public Schools ($13,306 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Bowne pay

Typical tax bill
$3,522
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
0.98%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$360,500
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 Bowne's government

Town hall & decisions in Bowne →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Bowne

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

All of Bowne'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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