Town Hall · Forsyth

Forsyth, MI town hall & government

Forsyth spent $6.4 million in the year to March 31, 2022, about $1,037 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Forsyth's money goes

Spent
$6.4 million
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,037
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
$6 million
$966 per resident
Police
$1.3 million20%
Sewer & trash
$1.1 million18%
Roads & transportation
$664,00010%
Administration & buildings
$659,00010%
Parks & libraries
$592,0009%
Health & welfare
$255,0004%
Fire
$150,0002%
Water & other utilities
$88,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$70,0001%
Interest on debt
$45,0001%
Other
$1.5 million23%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 51%
  • Fees & charges 15%
  • From the state 15%
  • Utility sales 11%
  • From other local governments 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Forsyth

Full-time staff
21
26 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$58,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
7
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
8 full-time
Parks & libraries
3 full-time6 part
Administration & buildings
4 full-time3 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Other
4 full-time17 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

Gwinn Area Community Schools

Forsyth's K–12 school district, shared with Skandia, West Branch and Sands. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,918
Michigan: $16,528
Students
988
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 27%
  • State 52%
  • Federal 21%

Of the $15,918 per pupil, $9,112 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 Forsyth pay

Typical tax bill
$1,474
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
0.87%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$168,700
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.

Local

Contact Forsyth's government

🏛️ Official websiteforsythtownship.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Forsyth →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Forsyth

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

All of Forsyth'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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