Skip to content
Open Government

Township

Oakfield Township

Kent County

Oakfield Township is a township in Kent County, Michigan. In 2025, primary homes here pay a total of 24.87–29.68 mills in property tax, depending on the school district; rentals, second homes and businesses pay 42.87–47.68 mills. It levied property tax in 4 tax areas in 2025. In fiscal year 2025 it reported $1.8 million in spending across all its funds. It has 5 boards and sub-entities.

Total property tax rate, primary homes

24.87–29.68

mills in 2025 · 4 tax areas · about $4,047–$4,828 a year on a median home (estimate)

Total property tax rate, rentals, second homes and businesses

42.87–47.68

mills in 2025 · includes the school operating tax

Levies, 2025

2

in 4 tax areas

Boards and sub-entities

5

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 29.6758 $4,828 47.6758
Cedar Springs Public Schools 28.3221 $4,608 45.6496
Belding Area School District 27.0055 $4,394 45.0055
Greenville Public Schools 24.8730 $4,047 42.8730

Rates differ within Oakfield Township because parts of it are in different school districts (Belding Area School District, Cedar Springs Public Schools, Greenville 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 · 29.6758 primary homes, 47.6758 other

Billed in 2 parts, in mills: primary homes summer 21.2682, winter 8.4076; rentals, second homes and businesses summer 30.2682, winter 17.4076.

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
ISD Voted Vocational Education Kent ISD 0.9310 $151 0.9310
Extra Voted Millage Rockford Public Schools 0.8875 $144 0.8875
Jail Kent County 0.7417 $121 0.7417
Allocated or Charter Operating Oakfield Township 0.7311 $119 0.7311
Senior Citizens Kent County 0.4914 $80 0.4914
Voted Operating Oakfield Township 0.4733 $77 0.4733
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 · 28.3221 primary homes, 45.6496 other

Billed in 2 parts, in mills: primary homes summer 24.0913, winter 4.2308; rentals, second homes and businesses summer 41.4188, winter 4.2308.

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
ISD Voted Vocational Education Kent ISD 0.9310 $151 0.9310
Jail Kent County 0.7417 $121 0.7417
Allocated or Charter Operating Oakfield Township 0.7311 $119 0.7311
Senior Citizens Kent County 0.4914 $80 0.4914
Voted Operating Oakfield Township 0.4733 $77 0.4733
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
Belding Area School District · 27.0055 primary homes, 45.0055 other

Billed in 2 parts, in mills: primary homes summer 4.0605, winter 22.9450; rentals, second homes and businesses summer 4.0605, winter 40.9450.

Levy Levied by Primary homes mills Median home est. yearly tax Rentals, second homes and businesses mills
School Debt Belding Area School District 7.0000 $1,139 7.0000
State Education Tax State of Michigan 6.0000 $976 6.0000
ISD Voted Special Education Ionia ISD 4.6177 $751 4.6177
County Allocated Operating Kent County 4.0605 $661 4.0605
Library Kent District Library 1.0832 $176 1.0832
ISD Voted Vocational Education Ionia ISD 0.9687 $158 0.9687
Jail Kent County 0.7417 $121 0.7417
Allocated or Charter Operating Oakfield Township 0.7311 $119 0.7311
Senior Citizens Kent County 0.4914 $80 0.4914
Voted Operating Oakfield Township 0.4733 $77 0.4733
Zoo and Museum Kent County 0.4134 $67 0.4134
Ready by Five Kent County 0.2476 $40 0.2476
ISD Allocated Operating Ionia ISD 0.1278 $21 0.1278
Veterans Kent County 0.0491 $8 0.0491
School Operating (Non-Homestead) Belding Area School District 0.0000 $0 18.0000
Greenville Public Schools · 24.8730 primary homes, 42.8730 other

Billed in 2 parts, in mills: primary homes summer 10.0605, winter 14.8125; rentals, second homes and businesses summer 10.0605, winter 32.8125.

Levy Levied by Primary homes mills Median home est. yearly tax Rentals, second homes and businesses mills
State Education Tax State of Michigan 6.0000 $976 6.0000
County Allocated Operating Kent County 4.0605 $661 4.0605
ISD Voted Special Education Montcalm Area ISD 3.4078 $554 3.4078
School Debt Greenville Public Schools 2.9000 $472 2.9000
Community College Montcalm Community College 2.6044 $424 2.6044
Building and Site Greenville Public Schools 1.5000 $244 1.5000
Library Kent District Library 1.0832 $176 1.0832
Jail Kent County 0.7417 $121 0.7417
Allocated or Charter Operating Oakfield Township 0.7311 $119 0.7311
Senior Citizens Kent County 0.4914 $80 0.4914
Voted Operating Oakfield Township 0.4733 $77 0.4733
Zoo and Museum Kent County 0.4134 $67 0.4134
Ready by Five Kent County 0.2476 $40 0.2476
ISD Allocated Operating Montcalm Area ISD 0.1695 $28 0.1695
Veterans Kent County 0.0491 $8 0.0491
School Operating (Non-Homestead) Greenville Public Schools 0.0000 $0 18.0000

Where the property tax goes here

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

Of the $4,047–$4,828 a year a new buyer of a median primary home here would pay (an estimate), about $196 goes to Oakfield Township (4–5%). The rest goes to the other bodies that levy here: the State, the county, the schools and others.

Oakfield Township's 4 tax areas rank between 64th and 89th 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
  • Oakfield Township Rockford Public Schools 29.6758 mills $4,828

    Oakfield Township with Rockford Public Schools: 29.6758 mills in total (State 6.0000, County 6.0037, ISD and college 7.0308, School district 8.3537, City, township or village 1.2044, Library, transit and other 1.0832), estimated $4,828 a year for a new buyer

  • Oakfield Township Cedar Springs Public Schools 28.3221 mills $4,608

    Oakfield Township with Cedar Springs Public Schools: 28.3221 mills in total (State 6.0000, County 6.0037, ISD and college 7.0308, School district 7.0000, City, township or village 1.2044, Library, transit and other 1.0832), estimated $4,608 a year for a new buyer

  • Oakfield Township Belding Area School District 27.0055 mills $4,394

    Oakfield Township with Belding Area School District: 27.0055 mills in total (State 6.0000, County 6.0037, ISD and college 5.7142, School district 7.0000, City, township or village 1.2044, Library, transit and other 1.0832), estimated $4,394 a year for a new buyer

  • Oakfield Township Greenville Public Schools 24.8730 mills $4,047

    Oakfield Township with Greenville Public Schools: 24.8730 mills in total (State 6.0000, County 6.0037, ISD and college 6.1817, School district 4.4000, City, township or village 1.2044, Library, transit and other 1.0832), estimated $4,047 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
Oakfield Township, Rockford Public Schools 6.0000 6.0037 7.0308 8.3537 1.2044 1.0832 29.6758 $4,828
Oakfield Township, Cedar Springs Public Schools 6.0000 6.0037 7.0308 7.0000 1.2044 1.0832 28.3221 $4,608
Oakfield Township, Belding Area School District 6.0000 6.0037 5.7142 7.0000 1.2044 1.0832 27.0055 $4,394
Oakfield Township, Greenville Public Schools 6.0000 6.0037 6.1817 4.4000 1.2044 1.0832 24.8730 $4,047

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 Oakfield 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
Allocated or Charter Operating 0.7311 $119 0.7311 4
Voted Operating 0.4733 $77 0.4733 4

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

$1.6M

all funds

Spending

$1.8M

all funds

Spending per resident

$293

2024 population: 6,152

General fund spending

$1.6M

budget: $1.8M

Spending by purpose

All funds. Share of $1,805,079 in total.

  • Public works $1,050,494 58%
    Public Works (Non-Act 51) $919,985
    Water and/or Sewer Systems $55,378
    All Other Public Works $75,131
  • General government $435,225 24%
    Legislative (Council, Board, Commission) $14,505
    Chief Executive $27,470
    Treasurer $51,118
    Clerk $51,763
    Assessing Equalization $88,628
    Elections $30,743
    Building and Grounds $25,853
    All Other General Government $145,145
  • Public safety $267,441 15%
    Fire $187,599
    Building Inspection & Regulation Activities $79,842
  • Capital outlay, debt service and other $36,189 2%
    Capital Outlay $16,849
    Depreciation $19,340
  • Community and economic development $14,411 1%
    Community Planning and Zoning $14,411
  • Recreation and culture $1,319 <1%
    Various Cultural Activities, Fine Arts, Historical Society, Museums, etc. $1,319

Revenue by source

All funds. Share of $1,603,174 in total.

  • State grants $667,804 42%
    State Revenue Sharing $658,909
    Other General/All Other State Aid Grants $8,895
  • Taxes $469,820 29%
    Trailer Taxes (Act 243 of 1959) $265
    Property Tax (includes, delinquent taxes, penalties, interest, fees, community wide special assessments) $469,555
  • Interest and rents $170,889 11%
    Interest & Dividends $135,741
    Rents & Royalties $35,148
  • Charges for services $124,840 8%
    All Other Services Rendered Charges $113,180
    All Other Sales, Use, & Admission Fees $11,660
  • Licenses and permits $84,196 5%
    Non-Business Licenses and Permits $84,196
  • Special assessments $55,884 3%
    Special Assessments $55,884
  • Federal grants $19,140 1%
    All Other Federal Aid Grants $19,140
  • Other revenue $10,601 1%
    Reimbursements $3,789
    Public and Private Contributions $4,100
    Miscellaneous Other Revenue $2,712

"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 $1,603,174 $1,805,079 $1,568,003 —
2024 $1,884,707 $1,349,707 $1,082,860 —
2023 $1,453,251 $917,633 $703,334 —
2022 $1,552,435 $1,361,287 $962,704 —
2021 $1,239,261 $828,041 $655,658 —
2020 $1,130,271 $1,067,859 $902,046 —
2019 $1,104,048 $954,527 $804,723 —
2018 $1,081,561 $1,084,801 $892,512 —
2017 $1,027,046 $887,763 $736,749 —
2016 $877,597 $733,349 $711,627 —

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
$3,317,643
Of which unassigned
$1,725,723

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
17
Combined public safety
—
All other staff
44
Wages and salaries
$308,891

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

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

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 June 17, 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 June 17, 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 June 17, 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 June 17, 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 page (Departments & Services > Clerk) has a FOIA section linking "Summary of FOIA Procedures" and "FOIA Procedures & Guidelines". The homepage has no FOIA link.

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

Good practice

3 found · 8 not found

About

Type
Township

Codes

Census of Governments ID
167080
Census GEOID (county subdivision)
2608159580
Michigan Treasury unit code
411150

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.