Town Hall · Fenton

Fenton, MI town hall & government

Fenton spent $14.1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $888 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Fenton's money goes

Spent
$14.1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$888
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
$14.7 million
$923 per resident
Sewer & trash
$6.1 million43%
Paid to other governments
$3.4 million24%
Administration & buildings
$960,0007%
Police
$786,0006%
Fire
$779,0006%
Interest on debt
$439,0003%
Roads & transportation
$262,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$189,0001%
Parks & libraries
$137,0001%
Other
$1.1 million8%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 50%
  • Property taxes 21%
  • Interest, fines & other 15%
  • From the state 12%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • From other local governments <1%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Fenton

Full-time staff
15
36 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$61,400
a year, before benefits
Full-time firefighters
1
on the town payroll
Administration & buildings
13 full-time22 part
Fire
1 full-time14 part
Other
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Linden Community Schools

Fenton's K–12 school district, shared with Linden and Argentine. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,734
Michigan: $16,528
Students
2,390
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 26%
  • State 69%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $13,734 per pupil, $8,276 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 Fenton: Lake Fenton Community Schools ($13,779 per pupil) · Fenton Area Public Schools ($14,829 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Fenton pay

Typical tax bill
$4,383
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.24%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$354,800
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.

Local

Contact Fenton's government

🏛️ Official websitecityoffenton.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Fenton →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Fenton

Fenton is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative Kristen McDonald Rivet. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Fenton'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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