Town Hall · Byron

Byron, MI town hall & government

Byron spent $16.3 million in the year to March 31, 2022, about $646 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Byron's money goes

Spent
$16.3 million
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$646
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
$29,000
$1 per resident
Paid to other governments
$5.2 million32%
Sewer & trash
$4.2 million25%
Parks & libraries
$1.4 million9%
Fire
$1.3 million8%
Administration & buildings
$1 million6%
Roads & transportation
$804,0005%
Water & other utilities
$140,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$31,000<1%
Interest on debt
$2,000<1%
Other
$2.3 million14%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 32%
  • From the state 23%
  • Property taxes 20%
  • Utility sales 18%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Byron

Full-time staff
19
30 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$59,800
a year, before benefits
Full-time firefighters
5
on the town payroll
Administration & buildings
14 full-time30 part
Fire
5 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

Byron Center Public Schools

Byron's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,898
Michigan: $16,528
Students
4,512
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$181.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 41%
  • State 54%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $13,898 per pupil, $9,116 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 Byron: Kentwood Public Schools ($16,317 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Byron pay

Typical tax bill
$3,762
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.11%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$339,700
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 Byron's government

🏛️ Official websitebyrontownship.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Byron →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Byron

Byron is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative Hillary J. Scholten. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Byron'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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