Town Hall · Mount Forest

Mount Forest, MI town hall & government

Mount Forest spent $536,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $392 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Mount Forest's money goes

Spent
$536,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$392
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Paid to other governments
$115,00021%
Roads & transportation
$114,00021%
Administration & buildings
$105,00020%
Sewer & trash
$93,00017%
Fire
$69,00013%
Health & welfare
$20,0004%
Other
$20,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 33%
  • Fees & charges 32%
  • From the state 31%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Mount Forest

Full-time staff
0
36 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time16 part
Fire
0 full-time11 part
Health & welfare
0 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time8 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

Pinconning Area Schools

Mount Forest's K–12 school district, shared with Bentley, Fraser, Garfield, Pinconning, Pinconning and Gibson. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,315
Michigan: $16,528
Students
1,157
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$8.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 20%
  • State 62%
  • Federal 18%

Of the $13,315 per pupil, $7,725 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 Mount Forest pay

Typical tax bill
$2,103
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.12%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$187,500
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 Mount Forest's government

Town hall & decisions in Mount Forest →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Mount Forest

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

All of Mount 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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