Town Hall · Swartz Creek

Swartz Creek, MI town hall & government

Swartz Creek spent $16.4 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,990 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Swartz Creek's money goes

Spent
$16.4 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,990
typical Michigan cities: $2,035
Long-term debt
$3.9 million
$707 per resident
Sewer & trash
$4 million24%
Roads & transportation
$3.9 million23%
Paid to other governments
$3.4 million21%
Water & other utilities
$1.2 million7%
Police
$1.1 million7%
Parks & libraries
$859,0005%
Administration & buildings
$641,0004%
Fire
$227,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$188,0001%
Interest on debt
$23,000<1%
Other
$926,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 28%
  • Utility sales 20%
  • Fees & charges 19%
  • From the state 17%
  • From the federal government 11%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Swartz Creek

Full-time staff
11
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$72,700
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
5 full-time2 part
Other
6 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

Swartz Creek Community Schools

Swartz Creek's K–12 school district, shared with Gaines, Gaines, Clayton and Mundy. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,686
Michigan: $16,528
Students
3,485
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$40.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 29%
  • State 64%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $13,686 per pupil, $7,591 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 Swartz Creek pay

Typical tax bill
$2,693
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.55%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$174,200
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 Swartz Creek's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofswartzcreek.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Swartz Creek →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Swartz Creek

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

All of Swartz Creek'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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