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Three Rivers, MI town hall & government

Three Rivers spent $35 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $4,428 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Three Rivers's money goes

Spent
$35 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$4,428
typical Michigan cities: $2,810
Long-term debt
$10.5 million
$1,324 per resident
Sewer & trash
$20.4 million58%
Police
$2.1 million6%
Health & welfare
$2 million6%
Roads & transportation
$1.5 million4%
Administration & buildings
$1.3 million4%
Parks & libraries
$876,0003%
Fire
$530,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$525,0001%
Interest on debt
$134,000<1%
Water & other utilities
$29,000<1%
Other
$5.7 million16%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 46%
  • From the state 18%
  • Property taxes 16%
  • From the federal government 12%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Three Rivers

Full-time staff
76
45 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$44,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
14
and 11 full-time firefighters
Sewer & trash
23 full-time1 part
Fire
13 full-time8 part
Police
15 full-time4 part
Parks & libraries
5 full-time10 part
Administration & buildings
6 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
7 full-time
Water & other utilities
0 full-time14 part
Health & welfare
1 full-time
Housing & development
0 full-time1 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

Three Rivers Community Schools

Three Rivers's K–12 school district, shared with Fabius, Flowerfield, Park and Lockport. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,451
Michigan: $16,528
Students
2,275
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$52.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 32%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $14,451 per pupil, $8,372 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 Three Rivers pay

Typical tax bill
$1,863
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.38%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$134,900
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 Three Rivers's government

Town hall & decisions in Three Rivers →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Three Rivers

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

All of Three Rivers'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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