Town Hall · Middle Branch

Middle Branch, MI town hall & government

Middle Branch spent $147,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $173 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Middle Branch's money goes

Spent
$147,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$173
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$75,00051%
Roads & transportation
$23,00016%
Fire
$15,00010%
Other
$34,00023%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 59%
  • Property taxes 36%
  • Fees & charges 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Middle Branch

Full-time staff
0
10 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time10 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

Marion Public Schools

Middle Branch's K–12 school district, shared with Marion, Redding, Marion, Winterfield, Highland and Sherman. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,739
Michigan: $16,528
Students
425
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$5.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 39%
  • State 45%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $15,739 per pupil, $9,852 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 Middle Branch: Evart Public Schools ($15,098 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Middle Branch pay

Typical tax bill
$1,293
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
0.93%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$139,100
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 Middle Branch's government

Town hall & decisions in Middle Branch →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Middle Branch

Middle Branch is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative John R. Moolenaar. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Middle Branch'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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