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Cassopolis, MI town hall & government

Cassopolis spent $4.6 million in the year to February 28, 2022, about $2,700 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Cassopolis's money goes

Spent
$4.6 million
fiscal year to February 28, 2022
Per resident
$2,700
typical Michigan cities: $2,035
Long-term debt
$8.1 million
$4,744 per resident
Sewer & trash
$1.6 million35%
Roads & transportation
$1.1 million24%
Administration & buildings
$460,00010%
Police
$452,00010%
Parks & libraries
$314,0007%
Interest on debt
$212,0005%
Water & other utilities
$112,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$48,0001%
Other
$295,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 26%
  • Property taxes 24%
  • Utility sales 18%
  • From the state 16%
  • From the federal government 10%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Cassopolis

Full-time staff
15
16 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$51,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
6
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
6 full-time5 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time10 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Other
1 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Cassopolis Public Schools

Cassopolis's K–12 school district, shared with Calvin, Vandalia, Penn, Jefferson and LaGrange. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,322
Michigan: $16,528
Students
858
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 56%
  • State 31%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $15,322 per pupil, $7,682 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 Cassopolis pay

Typical tax bill
$1,455
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.32%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$110,000
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 Cassopolis's government

Town hall & decisions in Cassopolis →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Cassopolis

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

All of Cassopolis'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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