Township government · Montcalm County, MI

Maple Valley Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Maple Valley Township took in $451 thousand and spent $428 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes49%State tax money46%Fees for services3.5%Fines and other2.0%

What stands out

46%

of Maple Valley Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Township taxes49%

Property tax
48%$217 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.5%

Fees for services
3.5%$16 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money46%

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

From the state
46%$207 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking47%Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Parks, recreation and libraries2.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.1%

What stands out

16%

of Maple Valley Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
47%$201 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$201 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$139 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)$82 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$36 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$16 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$69 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$69 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$10 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.1%$9 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$4 thousand
  • Water supply$4 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Maple Valley 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 Maple Valley 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.