Town Hall · Worth

Worth, MI town hall & government

Worth spent $3 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $843 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Worth's money goes

Spent
$3 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$843
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
$28.1 million
$7,821 per resident
Interest on debt
$1.2 million38%
Sewer & trash
$941,00031%
Administration & buildings
$382,00013%
Paid to other governments
$250,0008%
Roads & transportation
$131,0004%
Fire
$75,0002%
Health & welfare
$44,0001%
Other
$53,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 41%
  • Fees & charges 41%
  • From the state 10%
  • Property taxes 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Worth

Full-time staff
4
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$18,100
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time2 part
Other
4 full-time4 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Croswell-Lexington Community School District

Worth's K–12 school district, shared with Croswell, Lexington, Lexington, Fremont, Applegate and Buel. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,353
Michigan: $16,528
Students
1,766
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$9.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 28%
  • State 66%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $14,353 per pupil, $8,743 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 Worth pay

Typical tax bill
$1,948
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
0.89%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$219,500
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.

Local

Contact Worth's government

Town hall & decisions in Worth →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Worth

Worth is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative Lisa C. McClain. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Worth'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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