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City of Cedar Springs

Kent County

City of Cedar Springs is a city in Kent County, Michigan. In 2025, primary homes here pay a total of 44.22 mills in property tax; rentals, second homes and businesses pay 61.54 mills. It levied property tax in 1 tax area in 2025. In fiscal year 2025 it reported $10 million in spending across all its funds. It has 10 boards and sub-entities.

Total property tax rate, primary homes

44.22

mills in 2025 · 1 tax area · about $7,194 a year on a median home (estimate)

Total property tax rate, rentals, second homes and businesses

61.54

mills in 2025 · includes the school operating tax

Levies, 2025

3

in 1 tax area

Boards and sub-entities

10

Total property tax rates here, 2025

What property pays to every taxing body (the State, county, schools, local government and others), by tax area. A mill is $1 of tax per $1,000 of taxable value.

Compare with every tax area in Kent County →

School district Primary homes mills Median home est. yearly tax Rentals, second homes and businesses mills
Cedar Springs Public Schools 44.2153 $7,194 61.5428

Kent County's certified rates split each area's total between a summer and a winter tax bill; open an area below to see its split.

Primary homes, which their owners live in, pay the homestead rate; so do qualified farmland and a few other kinds of property exempt from the school operating tax. Rentals, second homes and most businesses pay the non-homestead rate, which includes it. What these terms mean

Median home, estimated: the yearly tax a new buyer would pay on a primary home at Kent County's median value, $325,400 (Census Bureau, 2024): half the value times the mills, divided by 1,000. An estimate, not a bill. How the estimate works

Every levy, by tax area

Cedar Springs Public Schools · 44.2153 primary homes, 61.5428 other

Billed in 2 parts, in mills: primary homes summer 42.2721, winter 1.9432; rentals, second homes and businesses summer 59.5996, winter 1.9432.

Levy Levied by Primary homes mills Median home est. yearly tax Rentals, second homes and businesses mills
Allocated or Charter Operating City of Cedar Springs 15.0642 $2,451 15.0642
School Debt Cedar Springs Public Schools 7.0000 $1,139 7.0000
State Education Tax State of Michigan 6.0000 $976 6.0000
ISD Voted Special Education Kent ISD 4.3364 $706 4.3364
County Allocated Operating Kent County 4.0605 $661 4.0605
Voted Operating City of Cedar Springs 1.6955 $276 1.6955
Community College Grand Rapids Community College 1.6793 $273 1.6793
Debt or Street Lights (Real Property Only) City of Cedar Springs 1.4211 $231 1.4211
ISD Voted Vocational Education Kent ISD 0.9310 $151 0.9310
Jail Kent County 0.7417 $121 0.7417
Senior Citizens Kent County 0.4914 $80 0.4914
Zoo and Museum Kent County 0.4134 $67 0.4134
Ready by Five Kent County 0.2476 $40 0.2476
ISD Allocated Operating Kent ISD 0.0841 $14 0.0841
Veterans Kent County 0.0491 $8 0.0491
School Operating (Non-Homestead) Cedar Springs Public Schools 0.0000 $0 17.3275

Where the property tax goes here

Each tax area's total for primary homes, split by who levies it.

Of the $7,194 a year a new buyer of a median primary home here would pay (an estimate), about $2,958 goes to the City of Cedar Springs (41%). The rest goes to the other bodies that levy here: the State, the county, the schools and others.

Its total rate for primary homes ranks 3rd highest of Kent County's 94 tax areas. See every area

  • State
  • County
  • ISD and college
  • School district
  • City, township or village
  • Library, transit and other
  • City of Cedar Springs Cedar Springs Public Schools 44.2153 mills $7,194

    City of Cedar Springs with Cedar Springs Public Schools: 44.2153 mills in total (State 6.0000, County 6.0037, ISD and college 7.0308, School district 7.0000, City, township or village 18.1808), estimated $7,194 a year for a new buyer

The figures as a table
Tax area State County ISD and college School district City, township or village Library, transit and other Total Estimated tax
City of Cedar Springs, Cedar Springs Public Schools 6.0000 6.0037 7.0308 7.0000 18.1808 0.0000 44.2153 $7,194

Median home, estimated: the yearly tax a new buyer would pay on a primary home at Kent County's median value, $325,400 (Census Bureau, 2024): half the value times the mills, divided by 1,000. An estimate, not a bill. How the estimate works

What City of Cedar Springs levies, 2025

Only its own millages, part of the totals above, and how many tax areas each is levied in.

Levy Primary homes mills Median home est. yearly tax Rentals, second homes and businesses mills Tax areas
Allocated or Charter Operating 15.0642 $2,451 15.0642 1
Voted Operating 1.6955 $276 1.6955 1
Debt or Street Lights (Real Property Only) 1.4211 $231 1.4211 1

Median home, estimated: the yearly tax a new buyer would pay on a primary home at Kent County's median value, $325,400 (Census Bureau, 2024): half the value times the mills, divided by 1,000. An estimate, not a bill. How the estimate works

Money in and out, fiscal year 2025

From its annual financial report, as filed with the Michigan Department of Treasury. Its fiscal year ends in June.

Revenue

$9.4M

all funds

Spending

$10M

all funds

Spending per resident

$2,669

2024 population: 3,749

General fund spending

$5.6M

budget: $6.4M

Spending by purpose

All funds. Share of $10,006,151 in total.

  • Public works $3,530,766 35%
    Public Works (Non-Act 51) $260,615
    Road Commission/Street Dept. (Act 51) $461,558
    Sanitation/Landfill/Solid Waste $37,844
    Water and/or Sewer Systems $1,905,704
    Other Public Works Enterprise-Activities $24,870
    All Other Public Works $840,175
  • General government $3,214,810 32%
    Legislative (Council, Board, Commission) $13,000
    Chief Executive $44,678
    Clerk $99,916
    Assessing Equalization $38,520
    Finance and Tax Administration $105,900
    Elections $40,494
    Building and Grounds $1,752,019
    Attorney/Corporation Counsel $40,787
    All Other General Government $1,079,496
  • Public safety $1,496,037 15%
    Police/Sheriff/Constable $847,592
    Fire $494,388
    Building Inspection & Regulation Activities $111,953
    All Other Public Safety Activities $42,104
  • Recreation and culture $1,064,601 11%
    Parks and Recreation $719,835
    Library $321,147
    Various Cultural Activities, Fine Arts, Historical Society, Museums, etc. $23,619
  • Capital outlay, debt service and other $438,134 4%
    Debt Service $438,134
  • Community and economic development $80,574 1%
    All Other Community Development $80,574
  • Transfers out and special items $181,229 2%
    Transfers (Out) $181,229

Revenue by source

All funds. Share of $9,364,886 in total.

  • Taxes $3,830,387 41%
    Payment in-Lieu-of Taxes (PILOT) $904
    Trailer Taxes (Act 243 of 1959) $1,620
    Industrial Facilities Tax (Act 198 of 1974) $11,612
    Property Tax (includes, delinquent taxes, penalties, interest, fees, community wide special assessments) $3,816,251
  • Charges for services $2,687,721 29%
    All Other Services Rendered Charges $2,441,012
    All Other Statutory Fees $246,709
  • State grants $1,418,626 15%
    State Revenue Sharing $451,436
    Streets and Highways (Act 51) $487,385
    Culture and Recreation $10,663
    Other General/All Other State Aid Grants $469,142
  • Federal grants $280,000 3%
    General Government $250,000
    Sanitation $30,000
  • Interest and rents $276,472 3%
    Interest & Dividends $240,602
    Rents & Royalties $35,870
  • Licenses and permits $121,914 1%
    Business Licenses and Permits $121,914
  • Other revenue $101,014 1%
    Reimbursements $109,686
    Sale of Capital Assets −$46,533
    Public and Private Contributions $5,665
    Miscellaneous Other Revenue $32,196
  • Fines and forfeits $58,248 1%
    All Fines, Penalties & Forfeits $58,248
  • Borrowing and transfers in $590,504 6%
    Transfers In $590,504

"All funds" is the report's total column: the general fund, other governmental funds, enterprise funds such as water and sewer, internal service funds and component units. Its totals include money moved between the government's own funds, and revenue includes money borrowed. Spending per resident is total spending divided by the population shown; the shares are each heading's part of its total. Open a heading to see the lines filed under it.

Population: DashBoard_Metrics (MI Community Financial Dashboard), Michigan Department of Treasury.

Source: FY2025 F65 City, Michigan Department of Treasury, retrieved November 3, 2026.

Revenue and spending, fiscal years 2016–2025

All funds, as filed each year.

Revenue Spending
The figures as a table
Fiscal year Revenue Spending General fund spending Long-term debt
2025 $9,364,886 $10,006,151 $5,641,204 $8,372,719
2024 $7,515,531 $6,399,912 $2,744,355 $7,415,398
2023 $5,400,954 $4,264,632 $2,381,394 $7,757,261
2022 $4,862,325 $4,059,276 $2,037,204 $8,476,693
2021 $4,723,736 $3,882,324 $1,958,643 $8,675,332
2020 $5,190,618 $4,608,028 $1,875,361 $9,773,535
2019 $5,311,636 $4,559,146 $2,116,248 $6,569,992
2018 $4,396,422 $3,931,124 $1,511,550 $6,975,814
2017 $5,964,809 $5,084,659 $1,342,083 $7,370,319
2016 $3,281,678 $3,316,218 $1,486,032 $7,484,190

Each year links to the dataset it comes from. A year with dashes across has no report in the State's data.

Debt, pensions and staff, fiscal year 2025

As reported in the same filing.

Debt and fund balance

Long-term debt at year end
$8,372,719
General fund balance at year end
$1,431,423
Of which unassigned
$289,269

Pensions and retiree health care

Unfunded pension liability
$758,978
Pension funded, general employees
82.06%
Pension funded, police and fire
—
Unfunded retiree health care (OPEB)
—

Staff

Police
5
Fire
20
Combined public safety
—
All other staff
36
Wages and salaries
$955,410

A dash means the State's data has no figure for that line. Its datasets leave out zero amounts in most years, so a dash can also be a zero that was filed. The unfunded pension liability is the filing's "aggregate pension liability" line.

Source: FY2025 F65 City, Michigan Department of Treasury, retrieved November 3, 2026.

Boards and sub-entities

Authorities and special districts

Boards, commissions and committees

Transparency checks

What this body files with the State and posts online, checked against the law and good practice.

Grade pending

A grade appears once every check below has been read and the site has set its grading scale. Every check counts the same.

Required by law

6 found · 1 not found

  • Found: Audit filed with the State for the latest fiscal year

    Treasury's Document Search shows the audit for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025 as received, sent October 1, 2025.

    Uniform Budgeting and Accounting Act, MCL 141.421 et seq.; MCL 141.921 · FY2025 · Read September 27, 2026 from State records · Evidence for Audit filed with the State for the latest fiscal year

  • Found: Audit filed on time

    Sent October 1, 2025, within six months of the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025 (due December 31, 2025; fiscal year end from its F-65).

    Due six months after fiscal year end; MCL 141.921 · FY2025 · Read September 27, 2026 from State records · Evidence for Audit filed on time

  • Found: Annual financial report (F-65) filed with the State

    Treasury's Document Search shows the annual financial report (F-65) for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025 as received, sent December 10, 2025.

    MCL 141.424(3) · FY2025 · Read September 27, 2026 from State records · Evidence for Annual financial report (F-65) filed with the State

  • Found: Annual financial report (F-65) filed on time

    Sent December 10, 2025, within six months of the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025 (due December 31, 2025; fiscal year end from its F-65).

    Due six months after fiscal year end; MCL 141.424(3) · FY2025 · Read September 27, 2026 from State records · Evidence for Annual financial report (F-65) filed on time

  • Found: Retirement report (Form 5572) filed with the State

    Treasury's FY2025 status report (as of September 18, 2026) does not list it as "No Retirement Submission".

    PA 202 of 2017, MCL 38.2805 · FY2025 · Read September 26, 2026 from State records · Evidence for Retirement report (Form 5572) filed with the State

  • Found: FOIA procedures and written public summary posted

    The Forms page (main menu) links "FOIA Procedure & Guidelines" (2025-FOIA-Policy-Procedures-and-Guidelines.pdf) and "FOIA Summary" (FOIA-Public-Summary.pdf). Read page by page in the publisher's Chrome: the site's robots.txt blocks automated readers. Nothing saved.

    MCL 15.234(4) · Read September 27, 2026 on its website, page by page · Evidence for FOIA procedures and written public summary posted

  • Not found: Retirement report information posted

    Finance Director / Treasurer posts the "2023 Pension and OPEB Report" as the most recent. The latest report due by 2026-09-27 is the one for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025 (due December 31, 2025). The site's own search for "pension" finds only that page. Read page by page in the publisher's Chrome: the site's robots.txt blocks automated readers.

    MCL 38.2805(8) · FY2025 · Read September 27, 2026 on its website, page by page · Evidence for Retirement report information posted

Good practice

6 found · 5 not found

  • Not found: Current budget posted

    Finance Director / Treasurer posts the 2025/2026 budget; no budget for the fiscal year in progress (July 2026 to June 2027) was found. Read page by page in the publisher's Chrome: the site's robots.txt blocks automated readers.

    Read September 27, 2026 on its website, page by page · Evidence for Current budget posted

  • Not found: Budgets for the past three years posted

    Finance Director / Treasurer posts only the 2025/2026 budget; no earlier budgets were found. Read page by page in the publisher's Chrome: the site's robots.txt blocks automated readers.

    Read September 27, 2026 on its website, page by page · Evidence for Budgets for the past three years posted

  • Not found: Latest audit posted

    Finance Director / Treasurer posts the June 30th, 2024 audit as the most recent; no audit for a fiscal year ending in 2025 or later was found. Read page by page in the publisher's Chrome: the site's robots.txt blocks automated readers.

    Read September 27, 2026 on its website, page by page · Evidence for Latest audit posted

  • Not found: Budget posted as a spreadsheet or data file

    The budget on Finance Director / Treasurer is a document; no spreadsheet or data file was found. Read page by page in the publisher's Chrome: the site's robots.txt blocks automated readers.

    Read September 27, 2026 on its website, page by page · Evidence for Budget posted as a spreadsheet or data file

  • Found: Regular meeting schedule for the year posted

    The City Council page says meetings "are generally the second Thursday of each month, and begin at 7:00 p.m." Read page by page in the publisher's Chrome: the site's robots.txt blocks automated readers.

    Read September 27, 2026 on its website, page by page · Evidence for Regular meeting schedule for the year posted

  • Found: Agendas posted for the past 12 months

    Meetings & Minutes Library posts a City Council agenda for every month from September 2025 to September 10, 2026, with earlier years. Read page by page in the publisher's Chrome: the site's robots.txt blocks automated readers.

    Read September 27, 2026 on its website, page by page · Evidence for Agendas posted for the past 12 months

  • Found: Minutes posted for the past 12 months

    Meetings & Minutes Library posts City Council minutes for every month from September 2025 to August 13, 2026. Read page by page in the publisher's Chrome: the site's robots.txt blocks automated readers.

    Read September 27, 2026 on its website, page by page · Evidence for Minutes posted for the past 12 months

  • Found: Members' names and a way to contact them posted

    The City Council page names all seven members (mayor, mayor pro tem and council members), each linked to a page with an email address. Read page by page in the publisher's Chrome: the site's robots.txt blocks automated readers.

    Read September 27, 2026 on its website, page by page · Evidence for Members' names and a way to contact them posted

  • Found: Check register (payments) posted

    Meetings & Minutes Library has an Accounts Payable column, with lists posted for the March 12 and June 11, 2026 council meetings and most 2025 meetings. Read page by page in the publisher's Chrome: the site's robots.txt blocks automated readers.

    Read September 27, 2026 on its website, page by page · Evidence for Check register (payments) posted

  • Not found: Employee pay or salary schedule posted

    No salary schedule, pay ranges or pay by position was found on the Departments, City Manager, Finance Director, Forms or Important Documents pages. Read page by page in the publisher's Chrome: the site's robots.txt blocks automated readers.

    Read September 27, 2026 on its website, page by page · Evidence for Employee pay or salary schedule posted

  • Found: Current contracts posted

    Important Information/ Documents posts the "Cedar Springs-Solon Twp. 425 Agreement", the Development Cooperation Agreement with Solon Township made as of December 30, 1999. It is in force: Solon Township's site posts minutes of the Joint PA 425 meeting of both planning commissions on March 31, 2026, held under the agreement (second reading). The city's page was read page by page in the publisher's Chrome: the site's robots.txt blocks automated readers.

    Read September 27, 2026 on its website, page by page · Evidence for Current contracts posted

About

Type
City

Codes

Census of Governments ID
166707
Census GEOID (county subdivision)
2608114200
Census GEOID (place)
2614200
Michigan Treasury unit code
412010

Sources

Where this page's facts come from.

Open Government Project · a nonpartisan, nonprofit project

Every figure comes from a public record, cited on its page.