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Day, MI town hall & government

Day spent $367,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $312 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Day's money goes

Spent
$367,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$312
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$99,00027%
Paid to other governments
$99,00027%
Fire
$75,00020%
Administration & buildings
$56,00015%
Other
$38,00010%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 48%
  • From the state 39%
  • Fees & charges 12%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Day

Full-time staff
0
38 part-time too
Fire
0 full-time30 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time8 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Montabella Community Schools

Day's K–12 school district, shared with Edmore, McBride, Rolland, Home, Belvidere and Millbrook. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,428
Michigan: $16,528
Students
773
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$18.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 29%
  • State 56%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $15,428 per pupil, $8,705 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 Day: Central Montcalm Public Schools ($14,998 per pupil) · Vestaburg Community Schools ($13,603 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Day pay

Typical tax bill
$1,503
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
0.89%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$169,500
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 Day's government

Town hall & decisions in Day →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Day

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

All of Day'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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