Town Hall · Kochville

Kochville, MI town hall & government

Kochville spent $5.7 million in the year to March 31, 2022, about $1,215 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Kochville's money goes

Spent
$5.7 million
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,215
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
$3.5 million
$747 per resident
Sewer & trash
$1.7 million31%
Administration & buildings
$780,00014%
Parks & libraries
$623,00011%
Fire
$613,00011%
Interest on debt
$131,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$119,0002%
Roads & transportation
$92,0002%
Water & other utilities
$4,000<1%
Other
$1.6 million28%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 28%
  • Fees & charges 20%
  • From the state 20%
  • Utility sales 15%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • From other local governments 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Kochville

Full-time staff
10
59 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$39,900
a year, before benefits
Full-time firefighters
1
on the town payroll
Administration & buildings
4 full-time28 part
Fire
1 full-time25 part
Water & other utilities
4 full-time
Parks & libraries
0 full-time5 part
Other
1 full-time1 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

Saginaw City School District

Kochville's K–12 school district, shared with Zilwaukee, Saginaw and Buena Vista. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,812
Michigan: $16,528
Students
5,304
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$29.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 26%
  • State 55%
  • Federal 19%

Of the $18,812 per pupil, $10,051 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 Kochville: Freeland Community School District ($11,940 per pupil) · Bay City School District ($15,490 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Kochville pay

Typical tax bill
$2,525
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.61%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$156,800
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 Kochville's government

Town hall & decisions in Kochville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Kochville

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

All of Kochville'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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