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Courtland Township

Kent County

Courtland Township is a township in Kent County, Michigan. In 2025, primary homes here pay a total of 28.85–30.20 mills in property tax, depending on the school district; rentals, second homes and businesses pay 46.18–48.20 mills. It levied property tax in 2 tax areas in 2025. In fiscal year 2025 it reported $3.8 million in spending across all its funds. It has 6 boards and sub-entities.

Total property tax rate, primary homes

28.85–30.20

mills in 2025 · 2 tax areas · about $4,694–$4,914 a year on a median home (estimate)

Total property tax rate, rentals, second homes and businesses

46.18–48.20

mills in 2025 · includes the school operating tax

Levies, 2025

2

in 2 tax areas

Boards and sub-entities

6

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
Rockford Public Schools 30.2028 $4,914 48.2028
Cedar Springs Public Schools 28.8491 $4,694 46.1766

Rates differ within Courtland Township because parts of it are in different school districts (Cedar Springs Public Schools and Rockford Public Schools).

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

Rockford Public Schools · 30.2028 primary homes, 48.2028 other

Billed in 2 parts, in mills: primary homes summer 21.2682, winter 8.9346; rentals, second homes and businesses summer 30.2682, winter 17.9346.

Levy Levied by Primary homes mills Median home est. yearly tax Rentals, second homes and businesses mills
School Debt Rockford 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
Community College Grand Rapids Community College 1.6793 $273 1.6793
Library Kent District Library 1.0832 $176 1.0832
Voted Operating Courtland Township 0.9891 $161 0.9891
ISD Voted Vocational Education Kent ISD 0.9310 $151 0.9310
Extra Voted Millage Rockford Public Schools 0.8875 $144 0.8875
Allocated or Charter Operating Courtland Township 0.7423 $121 0.7423
Jail Kent County 0.7417 $121 0.7417
Senior Citizens Kent County 0.4914 $80 0.4914
Building and Site Rockford Public Schools 0.4662 $76 0.4662
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) Rockford Public Schools 0.0000 $0 18.0000
Cedar Springs Public Schools · 28.8491 primary homes, 46.1766 other

Billed in 2 parts, in mills: primary homes summer 24.0913, winter 4.7578; rentals, second homes and businesses summer 41.4188, winter 4.7578.

Levy Levied by Primary homes mills Median home est. yearly tax Rentals, second homes and businesses mills
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
Community College Grand Rapids Community College 1.6793 $273 1.6793
Library Kent District Library 1.0832 $176 1.0832
Voted Operating Courtland Township 0.9891 $161 0.9891
ISD Voted Vocational Education Kent ISD 0.9310 $151 0.9310
Allocated or Charter Operating Courtland Township 0.7423 $121 0.7423
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 $4,694–$4,914 a year a new buyer of a median primary home here would pay (an estimate), about $282 goes to Courtland Township (6%). The rest goes to the other bodies that levy here: the State, the county, the schools and others.

Courtland Township's 2 tax areas rank 58th and 75th highest of Kent County's 94 for primary homes. See every area

  • State
  • County
  • ISD and college
  • School district
  • City, township or village
  • Library, transit and other
  • Courtland Township Rockford Public Schools 30.2028 mills $4,914

    Courtland Township with Rockford Public Schools: 30.2028 mills in total (State 6.0000, County 6.0037, ISD and college 7.0308, School district 8.3537, City, township or village 1.7314, Library, transit and other 1.0832), estimated $4,914 a year for a new buyer

  • Courtland Township Cedar Springs Public Schools 28.8491 mills $4,694

    Courtland Township with Cedar Springs Public Schools: 28.8491 mills in total (State 6.0000, County 6.0037, ISD and college 7.0308, School district 7.0000, City, township or village 1.7314, Library, transit and other 1.0832), estimated $4,694 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
Courtland Township, Rockford Public Schools 6.0000 6.0037 7.0308 8.3537 1.7314 1.0832 30.2028 $4,914
Courtland Township, Cedar Springs Public Schools 6.0000 6.0037 7.0308 7.0000 1.7314 1.0832 28.8491 $4,694

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 Courtland Township 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
Voted Operating 0.9891 $161 0.9891 2
Allocated or Charter Operating 0.7423 $121 0.7423 2

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 March.

Revenue

$4.7M

all funds

Spending

$3.8M

all funds

Spending per resident

$408

2024 population: 9,266

General fund spending

$2.9M

budget: $3.2M

Spending by purpose

All funds. Share of $3,777,922 in total.

  • Public works $887,747 23%
    Public Works (Non-Act 51) $391,777
    Water and/or Sewer Systems $356,532
    All Other Public Works $139,438
  • General government $719,124 19%
    Legislative (Council, Board, Commission) $25,062
    Chief Executive $40,938
    Treasurer $75,382
    Clerk $74,791
    Assessing Equalization $65,178
    Elections $67,347
    Building and Grounds $56,068
    All Other General Government $314,358
  • Capital outlay, debt service and other $707,785 19%
    Capital Outlay $630,255
    Depreciation $77,530
  • Public safety $391,760 10%
    Police/Sheriff/Constable $114,819
    Fire $276,941
  • Community and economic development $10,745 <1%
    Community Planning and Zoning $10,745
  • Recreation and culture $10,609 <1%
    Parks and Recreation $10,609
  • Health and welfare $5,000 <1%
    Alcoholism and Substance Abuse $5,000
  • Transfers out and special items $1,045,152 28%
    Transfers (Out) $1,045,152

Revenue by source

All funds. Share of $4,703,544 in total.

  • State grants $1,021,709 22%
    State Revenue Sharing $1,002,550
    Other General/All Other State Aid Grants $19,159
  • Charges for services $886,092 19%
    All Other Services Rendered Charges $886,092
  • Taxes $878,334 19%
    Property Tax (includes, delinquent taxes, penalties, interest, fees, community wide special assessments) $878,334
  • Federal grants $403,710 9%
    All Other Federal Aid Grants $403,710
  • Interest and rents $268,780 6%
    Interest & Dividends $261,270
    Rents & Royalties $7,510
  • Special assessments $74,691 2%
    Special Assessments $74,691
  • Licenses and permits $70,798 2%
    Business Licenses and Permits $62,910
    Non-Business Licenses and Permits $7,888
  • Other revenue $54,278 1%
    Miscellaneous Other Revenue $54,278
  • Borrowing and transfers in $1,045,152 22%
    Transfers In $1,045,152

"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 Township Part 2, 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 $4,703,544 $3,777,922 $2,931,962 —
2024 $3,486,494 $2,605,170 $1,492,071 —
2023 $2,750,622 $2,651,464 $1,751,092 —
2022 $2,560,875 $2,004,815 $1,287,541 —
2021 $2,140,384 $1,833,117 $1,048,607 —
2020 $2,056,973 $1,622,056 $909,379 —
2019 $1,937,839 $1,468,374 $804,650 —
2018 $2,011,414 $1,762,447 $1,012,071 —
2017 $1,742,561 $1,975,934 $1,168,485 —
2016 $1,694,299 $1,430,457 $866,324 —

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
—
General fund balance at year end
$2,714,810
Of which unassigned
$2,690,033

Pensions and retiree health care

Unfunded pension liability
—
Pension funded, general employees
—
Pension funded, police and fire
—
Unfunded retiree health care (OPEB)
—

Staff

Police
—
Fire
21
Combined public safety
—
All other staff
77
Wages and salaries
$488,312

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 Township Part 2, Michigan Department of Treasury, retrieved November 3, 2026.

Boards and sub-entities

Authorities and special districts

Boards, commissions and committees

Transparency checks

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Required by law

5 found · 0 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 March 31, 2025 as received, sent September 15, 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 September 15, 2025, within six months of the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025 (due September 30, 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 March 31, 2025 as received, sent September 15, 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 September 15, 2025, within six months of the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025 (due September 30, 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: FOIA procedures and written public summary posted

    The Clerk's FOIA page (Government > Clerk) links "FOIA Summary and Guidelines" (/DocumentCenter/View/244) and "FOIA Statement of Principals" (/DocumentCenter/View/243). Opened 2026-09-27: the first is headed "Public Summary of FOIA Procedures and Guidelines", the second "FOIA Procedures and Guidelines". The page was located through the site search at /Search, which the site's robots.txt disallows for automated readers; see the research note.

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

Good practice

4 found · 7 not found

About

Type
Township

Codes

Census of Governments ID
128452
Census GEOID (county subdivision)
2608118500
Michigan Treasury unit code
411090

Sources

Where this page's facts come from.

Open Government Project · a nonpartisan, nonprofit project

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