Town Hall · Deep River

Deep River, MI town hall & government

Deep River spent $705,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $346 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Deep River's money goes

Spent
$705,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$346
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
$72,000
$35 per resident
Sewer & trash
$184,00026%
Administration & buildings
$149,00021%
Roads & transportation
$59,0008%
Paid to other governments
$59,0008%
Interest on debt
$3,000<1%
Parks & libraries
$1,000<1%
Other
$250,00035%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 64%
  • From the state 28%
  • From other local governments 3%
  • Fees & charges 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Deep River

Full-time staff
0
26 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time13 part
Other
0 full-time13 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Standish-Sterling Community School District

Deep River's K–12 school district, shared with Adams, Lincoln, Moffatt, Omer, Standish and Standish. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,482
Michigan: $16,528
Students
1,482
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 20%
  • State 65%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $13,482 per pupil, $7,935 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 Deep River pay

Typical tax bill
$1,755
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.27%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$137,700
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 Deep River's government

Town hall & decisions in Deep River →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Deep River

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

All of Deep River'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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