Township government · Antrim County, MI

Forest Home Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Forest Home Township took in $780 thousand and spent $836 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes61%State tax money16%Fines and other13%Fees for services10%

What stands out

13%

of Forest Home Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Township taxes61%

Property tax
61%$473 thousand

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$79 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$79 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
16%$127 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$101 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking50%Running the government and other costs45%Parks, recreation and libraries5.3%

What stands out

45%

of Forest Home Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
50%$415 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$415 thousand
Running the government and other costs
45%$377 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$231 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$73 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$40 thousand
  • Government buildings$33 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.3%$44 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$44 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Forest Home Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Forest Home Township itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.