Town Hall · Fennville

Fennville, MI town hall & government

Fennville spent $7.4 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $5,145 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Fennville's money goes

Spent
$7.4 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$5,145
typical Michigan cities: $2,035
Long-term debt
$3.8 million
$2,652 per resident
Sewer & trash
$4 million54%
Water & other utilities
$1.8 million24%
Roads & transportation
$601,0008%
Administration & buildings
$277,0004%
Fire
$146,0002%
Paid to other governments
$146,0002%
Police
$110,0001%
Interest on debt
$71,0001%
Health & welfare
$44,0001%
Parks & libraries
$34,000<1%
Other
$179,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 30%
  • Property taxes 22%
  • Utility sales 17%
  • From the state 17%
  • Fees & charges 13%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Fennville

Full-time staff
8
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$56,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
2 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Police
1 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Fennville Public Schools

Fennville's K–12 school district, shared with Clyde, Ganges, Manlius, Saugatuck and Valley. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,118
Michigan: $16,528
Students
1,258
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$34.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 36%
  • State 52%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $16,118 per pupil, $8,972 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 Fennville pay

Typical tax bill
$2,214
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.47%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$150,400
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 Fennville's government

Town hall & decisions in Fennville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Fennville

Fennville is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative Bill Huizenga. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Fennville'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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