Town Hall · Cannon

Cannon, MI town hall & government

Cannon spent $6.2 million in the year to March 31, 2022, about $409 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Cannon's money goes

Spent
$6.2 million
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$409
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
$5.7 million
$372 per resident
Paid to other governments
$1.4 million23%
Sewer & trash
$1 million16%
Administration & buildings
$707,00011%
Roads & transportation
$705,00011%
Fire
$676,00011%
Parks & libraries
$454,0007%
Police
$303,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$273,0004%
Interest on debt
$171,0003%
Other
$477,0008%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 34%
  • From the state 28%
  • Fees & charges 27%
  • Other taxes & licenses 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Cannon

Full-time staff
7
36 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$49,000
a year, before benefits
Full-time firefighters
3
on the town payroll
Fire
3 full-time24 part
Administration & buildings
4 full-time12 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

Rockford Public Schools

Cannon's K–12 school district, shared with Rockford, Plainfield, Courtland and Algoma. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,417
Michigan: $16,528
Students
7,644
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$200.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 34%
  • State 61%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $14,417 per pupil, $8,761 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 Cannon: Lowell Area Schools ($14,193 per pupil) · Forest Hills Public Schools ($14,583 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Cannon pay

Typical tax bill
$4,704
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.02%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$460,700
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 Cannon's government

🏛️ Official websitecannontwp.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Cannon →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Cannon

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

All of Cannon'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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