Town Hall · Coldsprings

Coldsprings, MI town hall & government

Coldsprings spent $849,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $551 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Coldsprings's money goes

Spent
$849,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$551
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$292,00034%
Administration & buildings
$184,00022%
Fire
$159,00019%
Sewer & trash
$126,00015%
Parks & libraries
$15,0002%
Police
$7,0001%
Health & welfare
$1,000<1%
Other
$65,0008%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 65%
  • From the state 21%
  • From the federal government 12%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Fees & charges <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Coldsprings

Full-time staff
0
8 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 part
Parks & libraries
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

Kalkaska Public Schools

Coldsprings's K–12 school district, shared with Blue Lake, Kalkaska, Kalkaska, Oliver, Clearwater and Garfield. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,796
Michigan: $16,528
Students
1,372
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$15 million
at year end

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

  • Local 42%
  • State 44%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $15,796 per pupil, $9,953 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 Coldsprings: Mancelona Public Schools ($16,861 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Coldsprings pay

Typical tax bill
$1,786
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
0.95%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$188,500
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 Coldsprings's government

Town hall & decisions in Coldsprings →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Coldsprings

Coldsprings is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative Jack Bergman. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Coldsprings'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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