Town Hall · Handy

Handy, MI town hall & government

Handy spent $1.5 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $181 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Handy's money goes

Spent
$1.5 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$181
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
$2.3 million
$267 per resident
Sewer & trash
$556,00036%
Administration & buildings
$479,00031%
Roads & transportation
$251,00016%
Water & other utilities
$54,0004%
Parks & libraries
$41,0003%
Interest on debt
$6,000<1%
Other
$150,00010%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 33%
  • Property taxes 32%
  • Fees & charges 18%
  • Utility sales 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Handy

Full-time staff
0
16 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time13 part
Other
0 full-time3 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

Fowlerville Community Schools

Handy's K–12 school district, shared with Fowlerville, Conway, Iosco and Cohoctah. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,711
Michigan: $16,528
Students
2,513
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$117.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 34%
  • State 62%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $13,711 per pupil, $8,681 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 Handy: Howell Public Schools ($14,008 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Handy pay

Typical tax bill
$2,735
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.09%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$250,400
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.

Local

Contact Handy's government

🏛️ Official websitehandytownship.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Handy →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Handy

Handy is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative Tom Barrett. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Handy'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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