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Maple Forest, MI town hall & government

Maple Forest spent $274,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $421 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Maple Forest's money goes

Spent
$274,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$421
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$224,00082%
Fire
$24,0009%
Paid to other governments
$24,0009%
Other
$2,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 54%
  • From the state 31%
  • Interest, fines & other 11%
  • Fees & charges 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Maple Forest

Full-time staff
0
4 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 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

Crawford AuSable Schools

Maple Forest's K–12 school district, shared with Frederic, Grayling, Grayling, Lovells and Beaver Creek. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,577
Michigan: $16,528
Students
1,629
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$28.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 36%
  • State 48%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $13,577 per pupil, $8,200 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 Maple Forest pay

Typical tax bill
$1,741
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.01%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$172,700
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Maple Forest's government

Town hall & decisions in Maple Forest →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Maple Forest

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

All of Maple Forest'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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