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Cedar Springs, MI town hall & government

Cedar Springs spent $5.7 million in the year to June 30, 2023, about $1,571 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Cedar Springs's money goes

Spent
$5.7 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2023
Per resident
$1,571
typical Michigan cities: $2,328
Long-term debt
$7.8 million
$2,130 per resident
Paid to other governments
$1.4 million25%
Sewer & trash
$1.2 million21%
Police
$783,00014%
Water & other utilities
$419,0007%
Administration & buildings
$341,0006%
Fire
$324,0006%
Interest on debt
$201,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$150,0003%
Parks & libraries
$76,0001%
Roads & transportation
$39,0001%
Other
$782,00014%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 30%
  • Fees & charges 27%
  • From the state 22%
  • Utility sales 15%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Cedar Springs

Full-time staff
9
33 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$56,900
a year, before benefits
Fire
0 full-time20 part
Parks & libraries
2 full-time10 part
Administration & buildings
4 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Other
0 full-time1 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

Cedar Springs Public Schools

Cedar Springs's K–12 school district, shared with Nelson, Solon, Courtland and Spencer. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,657
Michigan: $16,528
Students
3,101
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$79.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 31%
  • State 64%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $14,657 per pupil, $8,484 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 Cedar Springs pay

Typical tax bill
$3,451
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.61%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$214,000
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.

Local

Contact Cedar Springs's government

Town hall & decisions in Cedar Springs →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Cedar Springs

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

All of Cedar Springs'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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