Grand Rapids, MI town hall & government
Grand Rapids spent $629.7 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $3,198 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Grand Rapids's government.
Who runs Grand Rapids
From public records (Open States and Wikidata), which can lag behind an election. If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.
Where Grand Rapids's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Fees & charges 23%
- Income taxes 22%
- Property taxes 13%
- From the federal government 12%
- From the state 10%
- Utility sales 9%
- Interest, fines & other 7%
- Other taxes & licenses 1%
- From other local governments <1%
Who works for Grand Rapids
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Grand Rapids Public Schools
Grand Rapids's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Michigan districts overall: 34% local, 57% state, 9% federal
- Local 34%
- State 42%
- Federal 24%
Of the $19,531 per pupil, $9,996 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 Grand Rapids: Kentwood Public Schools ($16,317 per pupil).
Which schools Grand Rapids kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Grand Rapids pay
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.
Contact Grand Rapids's government
Who represents Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative Hillary J. Scholten. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.
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.