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Rives, MI town hall & government

Rives spent $1.1 million in the year to March 31, 2022, about $239 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Rives's money goes

Spent
$1.1 million
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$239
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
$416,000
$89 per resident
Fire
$250,00022%
Administration & buildings
$243,00022%
Paid to other governments
$192,00017%
Roads & transportation
$191,00017%
Sewer & trash
$109,00010%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$58,0005%
Interest on debt
$17,0002%
Parks & libraries
$16,0001%
Other
$43,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 57%
  • Property taxes 18%
  • Fees & charges 12%
  • Other taxes & licenses 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Rives

Full-time staff
0
11 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time11 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Rives didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Northwest School District

Rives's K–12 school district, shared with Blackman, Henrietta, Tompkins and Sandstone. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,419
Michigan: $16,528
Students
3,467
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$43.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 21%
  • State 72%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $13,419 per pupil, $8,359 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 Rives: Leslie Public Schools ($13,561 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Rives pay

Typical tax bill
$2,470
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.17%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$210,300
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 Rives's government

Town hall & decisions in Rives →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Rives

Rives is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative Tim Walberg. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Rives'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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