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Evart, MI town hall & government

Evart spent $4.1 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,186 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Evart's money goes

Spent
$4.1 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,186
typical Michigan cities: $2,035
Long-term debt
$229,000
$121 per resident
Sewer & trash
$1.3 million31%
Health & welfare
$946,00023%
Roads & transportation
$617,00015%
Police
$279,0007%
Administration & buildings
$151,0004%
Paid to other governments
$122,0003%
Parks & libraries
$101,0002%
Fire
$78,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$23,0001%
Interest on debt
$8,000<1%
Other
$501,00012%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 26%
  • Utility sales 24%
  • From the state 22%
  • Interest, fines & other 13%
  • Property taxes 13%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Evart

Full-time staff
23
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$28,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
4 full-time7 part
Sewer & trash
5 full-time
Water & other utilities
5 full-time
Police
3 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Other
3 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

Evart Public Schools

Evart's K–12 school district, shared with Evart, Osceola, Sylvan, Hartwick, Orient and Chippewa. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,098
Michigan: $16,528
Students
885
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$6.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 23%
  • State 62%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $15,098 per pupil, $8,716 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 Evart pay

Typical tax bill
$1,457
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.38%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$105,500
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 Evart's government

Town hall & decisions in Evart →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Evart

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

All of Evart'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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