ZIP 49721 · Benton Township, MI

Seven governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 49721: the state, county, city or town and school district, and where each one's money comes from and goes.

Each government is shown for its own newest fiscal year on file, so the years differ. Figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, the government's own report or, for Michigan governments, the Michigan Department of Treasury, as named under Sources and more.

Where do my taxes go in 49721?
49721 is served by the State of Michigan, Cheboygan County, Cheboygan Area School District, Benton Township, Grant Township, Inverness Township and Aloha Township. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of Michigan spent $98.8 billion (fiscal year ended September 30, 2023), Cheboygan County spent $43.3 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), Cheboygan Area School District spent $26.7 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Benton Township spent $629 thousand (fiscal year ended March 31, 2025), Grant Township spent $370 thousand (fiscal year ended March 31, 2026), Inverness Township spent $942 thousand (fiscal year ended March 31, 2024) and Aloha Township spent $314 thousand (fiscal year ended March 31, 2025). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 49721?
Of the governments serving 49721, State of Michigan collected $2.81 billion (fiscal year ended September 30, 2023), Cheboygan County collected $16.6 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), Cheboygan Area School District collected $8.2 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Inverness Township collected $646 thousand (fiscal year ended March 31, 2024), Benton Township collected $268 thousand (fiscal year ended March 31, 2025), Aloha Township collected $247 thousand (fiscal year ended March 31, 2025) and Grant Township collected $196 thousand (fiscal year ended March 31, 2026) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 49721.

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From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

See the full budget for: Cheboygan County, Benton Township, Grant Township and Inverness Township

Why not this year? Michigan governments with newer filings show figures from the Michigan Department of Treasury (for 2024, 2025 and 2026, each government's newest year on file). Each other figure is the newest year the U.S. Census Bureau has published for that government, so the years differ and are not the current year. Most governments post their current budget on their own website.

Where property tax goes in 49721

State of Michigan$2.81 billion

3.0% of its $93.9 billion in revenue · fiscal year ended September 30, 2023

Cheboygan County$16.6 million

37% of its $45.0 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2025

Cheboygan Area School District$8.2 million

30% of its $27.4 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

Inverness Township$646 thousand

46% of its $1.4 million in revenue · fiscal year ended March 31, 2024

Benton Township$268 thousand

28% of its $944 thousand in revenue · fiscal year ended March 31, 2025

Aloha Township$247 thousand

56% of its $441 thousand in revenue · fiscal year ended March 31, 2025

Grant Township$196 thousand

52% of its $378 thousand in revenue · fiscal year ended March 31, 2026

These are each government's total property tax collections, not your bill. Your own bill is split by each government's tax rate, shown on your property tax bill.

Your county

Cheboygan County

$43.3 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended December 31, 2025), from the Michigan Department of Treasury.

Where the money comes from

County taxes37%State tax money28%Fees for services21%Federal tax money5.0%Local tax money4.6%Fines and other3.8%
Full Cheboygan County breakdown

County taxes37%

Property tax
37%$16.6 million
Other taxes
0.5%$213 thousand

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$9.6 million

Federal tax money5.0%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
5.0%$2.3 million

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$12.6 million

Local tax money4.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
4.6%$2.1 million

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$1.6 million
Fines
0.1%$46 thousand
Cheboygan County page →

Where the money goes

Roads, transit and parking41%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Running the government and other costs14%Social services4.9%Health and hospitals4.7%All other spending6.9%
Full Cheboygan County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
41%$17.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$12.4 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$6.1 million
Social services
4.9%$2.1 million
Health and hospitals
4.7%$2.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.2%$972 thousand
Debt payments (principal and interest)
1.7%$751 thousand
Housing and community development
1.6%$695 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$546 thousand
Cheboygan County page →

Your towns

Benton Township

$629 thousand budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended March 31, 2025), from the Michigan Department of Treasury.

About 22% of this ZIP is in Benton Township.

Where the money comes from

State tax money37%Township taxes28%Fines and other18%County and local tax money16%Fees for services1.0%
Full Benton Township breakdown

Township taxes28%

Property tax
28%$268 thousand

Fees for services1.0%

Fees for services
1.0%$10 thousand

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$346 thousand

County and local tax money16%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
16%$147 thousand

Fines and other18%

Interest, rents and other
18%$174 thousand
Benton Township page →

Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs47%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries1.1%
Full Benton Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
47%$294 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$164 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$87 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$77 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$7 thousand
Benton Township page →

Grant Township

$370 thousand budget in fiscal year 2026 (ended March 31, 2026), from the Michigan Department of Treasury.

About 18% of this ZIP is in Grant Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes52%State tax money28%Fines and other20%
Full Grant Township breakdown

Township taxes52%

Property tax
52%$196 thousand

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$105 thousand

Fines and other20%

Interest, rents and other
20%$77 thousand
Grant Township page →

Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs60%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Roads, transit and parking16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.3%
Full Grant Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
60%$222 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$62 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$58 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.3%$27 thousand
Grant Township page →

Inverness Township

$942 thousand budget in fiscal year 2024 (ended March 31, 2024), from the Michigan Department of Treasury.

About 13% of this ZIP is in Inverness Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes46%Fees for services28%State tax money17%Fines and other8.1%
Full Inverness Township breakdown

Township taxes46%

Property tax
46%$646 thousand

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$396 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$243 thousand

Fines and other8.1%

Interest, rents and other
8.1%$113 thousand
Inverness Township page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails47%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking18%Debt payments (principal and interest)6.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.8%All other spending1.6%
Full Inverness Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
47%$441 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$191 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$167 thousand
Debt payments (principal and interest)
6.8%$64 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.8%$64 thousand
Housing and community development
1.1%$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$5 thousand
Inverness Township page →

Aloha Township

$314 thousand budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended March 31, 2025), from the Michigan Department of Treasury.

About 11% of this ZIP is in Aloha Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes56%State tax money23%Fines and other9.8%Federal tax money7.3%Fees for services4.3%
Full Aloha Township breakdown

Township taxes56%

Property tax
56%$247 thousand

Fees for services4.3%

Fees for services
4.3%$19 thousand

Federal tax money7.3%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
7.3%$32 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$100 thousand

Fines and other9.8%

Interest, rents and other
9.8%$43 thousand
Aloha Township page →

Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs62%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Debt payments (principal and interest)8.0%Roads, transit and parking3.7%
Full Aloha Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
62%$195 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$83 thousand
Debt payments (principal and interest)
8.0%$25 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.7%$12 thousand
Aloha Township page →

Your schools

Cheboygan Area School District

$26.7 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 83% of this ZIP is in Cheboygan Area School District.

Where the money comes from

State tax money62%School district taxes30%County and local tax money5.2%Fines and other2.2%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)0.7%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

5.2%

of Cheboygan Area School District's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 1.1%.

Full Cheboygan Area School District breakdown

School district taxes30%

Property tax
30%$8.2 million

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$193 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school tuition and transportation and 1 more
  • Other school charges$170 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$13 thousand
  • School lunches$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.1%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
0.1%$36 thousand

State tax money62%

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

From the state
62%$16.9 million

County and local tax money5.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.2%$1.4 million

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$609 thousand
Cheboygan Area School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges99%Interest on debt0.7%Sent to other local governments0.4%
Full Cheboygan Area School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
99%$26.4 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$26.4 million
Interest on debt
0.7%$192 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$98 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$98 thousand
Cheboygan Area School District page →

Your state

State of Michigan

$98.8 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended September 30, 2023.

Where the money comes from

State taxes41%Federal tax money36%Fees for services (hospital bills, college tuition)17%Fines and other6.2%Local tax money0.3%

What stands out

17%

of Michigan's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical state government gets 10%.

Full Michigan breakdown

State taxes41%

Sales tax
14%$12.7 billion
Local income tax
12%$11.6 billion
Other taxes
8.9%$8.34 billion
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; motor fuel taxes and 17 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.33 billion
  • Motor fuel taxes$1.55 billion
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.53 billion
  • Tobacco taxes$675 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$529 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$399 million
  • Amusement taxes$311 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$281 million
  • Other licenses$238 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$205 million
  • Driver's licenses$65.4 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$64.4 million
  • Public utility taxes$42.7 million
  • Public utility licenses$37.9 million
  • Severance taxes$27.6 million
  • Corporation licenses$24.3 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$22.5 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$40 thousand
  • Estate and gift taxes$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Business income tax
3.4%$3.18 billion
Property tax
3.0%$2.81 billion

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$15.6 billion
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; college tuition and 12 more
  • Hospital bills$8.03 billion
  • College tuition$4.34 billion
  • Liquor stores$1.56 billion
  • University housing and dining$1.36 billion
  • Other service charges$164 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$58.2 million
  • Housing$43.7 million
  • Tolls on roads and bridges$32.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$8.7 million
  • Other education charges$6.7 million
  • Airport$529 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$443 thousand
  • Road charges$159 thousand
  • Transit fares$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money36%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
36%$33.6 billion

Local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
0.3%$279 million

Fines and other6.2%

Interest, rents and other
6.1%$5.73 billion
Fines
0.1%$119 million
Michigan page →

Where the money goes

Sent to local governments34%Social services25%Schools and colleges16%Health and hospitals10%Running the government and other costs3.6%All other spending11%

What stands out

34%

of Michigan's spending goes to local governments.A typical state government spends 24%.

Full Michigan breakdown

Spending by category100%

Sent to local governments
34%$34.0 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: other public welfare and 20 more
  • Sent to school districts$20.3 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other public welfare$5.13 billion
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$2.45 billion
  • Sent to local governments: general support$1.68 billion
  • Sent to local governments: public health$1.02 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$856 million
  • Sent to school districts (colleges)$568 million
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$556 million
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$487 million
  • Sent to local governments: finance, tax collection and budgeting$437 million
  • Sent to local governments: airports$221 million
  • Sent to local governments: police$80.9 million
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$40.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: housing and community development$35.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$31.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$29.0 million
  • Sent to local governments: probation, parole and other corrections$25.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: libraries$17.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: colleges and universities$13.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: other education$12.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: hospitals$7.0 million
  • Sent to the federal government$2.2 million
Social services
25%$24.7 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; unemployment and social insurance offices and 1 more
  • Other public welfare$24.4 billion
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$304 million
  • Welfare institutions$31.7 million
Schools and colleges
16%$15.6 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; scholarships and other education subsidies and 2 more
  • Colleges and universities$10.9 billion
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$1.95 billion
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$1.93 billion
  • Other education$812 million
Health and hospitals
10%$10.3 billion
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$8.10 billion
  • Public health$2.22 billion
Running the government and other costs
3.6%$3.56 billion
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.63 billion
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.33 billion
  • Other government administration$346 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$250 million
  • Other government-run businesses$514 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.5%$3.45 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$1.68 billion
  • Police$733 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$361 million
  • Inspections and regulation$359 million
  • Courts and legal services$316 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.2%$3.14 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; toll roads and bridges and 2 more
  • Roads and highways$2.98 billion
  • Toll roads and bridges$92.2 million
  • Airports$63.4 million
  • Public transit$114 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.3%$1.27 billion
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores and garbage and solid waste
  • Liquor stores$1.26 billion
  • Garbage and solid waste$5.3 million
Interest on debt
1.0%$984 million
Housing and community development
0.9%$928 million
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$548 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$548 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$284 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$273 million
  • Libraries$11.1 million
Michigan page →
Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

State of Michigan. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

Cheboygan County. Michigan Department of Treasury, MI Community Financial Dashboard (annual F-65 filings), fiscal year 2025, fiscal year ended December 31, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.

Cheboygan Area School District. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Benton Township. Michigan Department of Treasury, MI Community Financial Dashboard (annual F-65 filings), fiscal year 2025, fiscal year ended March 31, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022.

Grant Township. Michigan Department of Treasury, MI Community Financial Dashboard (annual F-65 filings), fiscal year 2026, fiscal year ended March 31, 2026. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022.

Inverness Township. Michigan Department of Treasury, MI Community Financial Dashboard (annual F-65 filings), fiscal year 2024, fiscal year ended March 31, 2024. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022.

Aloha Township. Michigan Department of Treasury, MI Community Financial Dashboard (annual F-65 filings), fiscal year 2025, fiscal year ended March 31, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022.

How these figures are counted. Revenue and spending are the annual financial reports (Form F-65) that a Michigan government filed with the Michigan Department of Treasury, grouped into the same categories as the Census figures. Counties, cities, villages and townships are included together with their component units, such as road commissions, downtown development authorities and county health departments. Internal service funds, transfers, borrowing proceeds and depreciation are not counted.

Debt payments. The report lists principal and interest on debt, so the "Debt payments" line includes principal as well as interest. The Census figures leave principal out.

Capital purchases. Michigan filings do not break out enterprise capital purchases, so total spending can read lower than the Census figure for governments with large water or sewer projects.

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.