Town Hall · Cherry Valley

Cherry Valley, MI town hall & government

Cherry Valley spent $303,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $735 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Cherry Valley's money goes

Spent
$303,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$735
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Parks & libraries
$86,00028%
Sewer & trash
$62,00020%
Administration & buildings
$53,00017%
Paid to other governments
$34,00011%
Roads & transportation
$29,00010%
Fire
$17,0006%
Other
$22,0007%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 29%
  • From other local governments 28%
  • Property taxes 19%
  • From the state 16%
  • From the federal government 9%
  • Fees & charges <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Cherry Valley

Full-time staff
0
20 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time11 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time4 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time4 part
Fire
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

Baldwin Community Schools

Cherry Valley's K–12 school district, shared with Baldwin, Eden, Lilley, Peacock, Pleasant Plains and Webber. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$28,957
Michigan: $16,528
Students
421
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$99,000
at year end

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

  • Local 9%
  • State 89%
  • Federal 1%

Of the $28,957 per pupil, $13,838 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 Cherry Valley pay

Typical tax bill
$1,138
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
0.97%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$117,200
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 Cherry Valley's government

Town hall & decisions in Cherry Valley →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Cherry Valley

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

All of Cherry Valley'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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