Town Hall · Butler

Butler, MI town hall & government

Butler spent $208,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $143 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Butler's money goes

Spent
$208,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$143
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$51,00025%
Fire
$51,00025%
Roads & transportation
$23,00011%
Paid to other governments
$19,0009%
Other
$64,00031%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 62%
  • Property taxes 18%
  • From the federal government 17%
  • Fees & charges 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Butler

Full-time staff
0
18 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time18 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

Quincy Community School District

Butler's K–12 school district, shared with Allen, Quincy, Quincy, Algansee, California and Allen. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,124
Michigan: $16,528
Students
1,125
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 20%
  • State 72%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $13,124 per pupil, $7,586 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 Butler: Litchfield Community Schools ($16,038 per pupil) · Coldwater Community Schools ($13,312 per pupil) · Homer Community Schools ($14,805 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Butler pay

Typical tax bill
$2,159
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.21%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$178,800
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 Butler's government

Town hall & decisions in Butler →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Butler

Butler is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative Tim Walberg. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Butler'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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