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Thornapple, MI town hall & government

Thornapple spent $2.5 million in the year to March 31, 2022, about $295 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Thornapple's money goes

Spent
$2.5 million
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$295
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
$46,000
$5 per resident
Health & welfare
$588,00023%
Administration & buildings
$444,00018%
Fire
$424,00017%
Sewer & trash
$374,00015%
Roads & transportation
$224,0009%
Interest on debt
$2,000<1%
Other
$448,00018%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 44%
  • Fees & charges 28%
  • From the state 26%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Thornapple

Full-time staff
8
29 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$56,100
a year, before benefits
Full-time firefighters
4
on the town payroll
Fire
4 full-time21 part
Administration & buildings
4 full-time7 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time1 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

Thornapple Kellogg School District

Thornapple's K–12 school district, shared with Middleville, Freeport, Yankee Springs and Irving. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,673
Michigan: $16,528
Students
3,148
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$85.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 31%
  • State 64%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $14,673 per pupil, $9,131 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 Thornapple pay

Typical tax bill
$3,499
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.25%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$280,800
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 Thornapple's government

Town hall & decisions in Thornapple →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Thornapple

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

All of Thornapple'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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