Town Hall · Maple Rapids

Maple Rapids, MI town hall & government

Maple Rapids spent $574,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $855 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Maple Rapids's money goes

Spent
$574,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$855
typical Michigan cities: $2,035
Long-term debt
$167,000
$249 per resident
Sewer & trash
$153,00027%
Fire
$32,0006%
Administration & buildings
$29,0005%
Parks & libraries
$17,0003%
Interest on debt
$8,0001%
Health & welfare
$5,0001%
Other
$330,00057%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 42%
  • From the state 26%
  • Property taxes 19%
  • Utility sales 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Maple Rapids

Full-time staff
2
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$41,000
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time9 part
Fire
0 full-time2 part
Other
2 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Fulton Schools

Maple Rapids's K–12 school district, shared with Perrinton, Fulton, Washington, North Shade, Essex and New Haven. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,057
Michigan: $16,528
Students
544
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$8.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 31%
  • State 61%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $16,057 per pupil, $8,868 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 Rapids pay

Typical tax bill
$1,563
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.19%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$131,000
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 Rapids's government

Town hall & decisions in Maple Rapids →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Maple Rapids

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

All of Maple Rapids'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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