Township

Sparta Township

Kent County

Sparta Township is a township in Kent County, Michigan. In 2025, homes here pay 28.83–40.83 mills in property tax, depending on the school district; other property pays 46.83–58.83 mills. It levied property tax in 3 tax areas in 2025. It has 7 boards and sub-entities.

Homes, 2025

28.83–40.83

mills · 3 tax areas

Other property, 2025

46.83–58.83

mills · businesses, rentals, second homes

Levies, 2025

2

in 3 tax areas

Boards and sub-entities

7

Property tax rates, 2025

Total mills by tax area. A mill is $1 of tax per $1,000 of taxable value.

School district Homes Other property
Sparta Area Schools 28.8259 46.8259
Kent City Community Schools 29.8893 47.6151
Sparta Area Schools, in the Village of Sparta 40.8259 58.8259

Every levy, by tax area

Sparta Area Schools · 28.8259 / 46.8259
Levy Levied by Homes Other
State Education Tax State of Michigan 6.0000 6.0000
School Operating (Non-Homestead) Sparta Area Schools 0.0000 18.0000
Building and Site Sparta Area Schools 1.1500 1.1500
School Debt Sparta Area Schools 7.0000 7.0000
Community College Grand Rapids Community College 1.6793 1.6793
ISD Allocated Operating Kent ISD 0.0841 0.0841
ISD Voted Special Education Kent ISD 4.3364 4.3364
ISD Voted Vocational Education Kent ISD 0.9310 0.9310
Allocated or Charter Operating Sparta Township 0.9376 0.9376
Voted Operating Sparta Township 0.7038 0.7038
County Allocated Operating Kent County 4.0605 4.0605
Jail Kent County 0.7417 0.7417
Senior Citizens Kent County 0.4914 0.4914
Veterans Kent County 0.0491 0.0491
Zoo and Museum Kent County 0.4134 0.4134
Ready by Five Kent County 0.2476 0.2476
Kent City Community Schools · 29.8893 / 47.6151
Levy Levied by Homes Other
State Education Tax State of Michigan 6.0000 6.0000
School Operating (Non-Homestead) Kent City Community Schools 0.0000 17.7258
Building and Site Kent City Community Schools 0.9634 0.9634
School Debt Kent City Community Schools 8.2500 8.2500
Community College Grand Rapids Community College 1.6793 1.6793
ISD Allocated Operating Kent ISD 0.0841 0.0841
ISD Voted Special Education Kent ISD 4.3364 4.3364
ISD Voted Vocational Education Kent ISD 0.9310 0.9310
Allocated or Charter Operating Sparta Township 0.9376 0.9376
Voted Operating Sparta Township 0.7038 0.7038
County Allocated Operating Kent County 4.0605 4.0605
Jail Kent County 0.7417 0.7417
Senior Citizens Kent County 0.4914 0.4914
Veterans Kent County 0.0491 0.0491
Zoo and Museum Kent County 0.4134 0.4134
Ready by Five Kent County 0.2476 0.2476
Sparta Area Schools, in the Village of Sparta · 40.8259 / 58.8259
Levy Levied by Homes Other
State Education Tax State of Michigan 6.0000 6.0000
School Operating (Non-Homestead) Sparta Area Schools 0.0000 18.0000
Building and Site Sparta Area Schools 1.1500 1.1500
School Debt Sparta Area Schools 7.0000 7.0000
Community College Grand Rapids Community College 1.6793 1.6793
ISD Allocated Operating Kent ISD 0.0841 0.0841
ISD Voted Special Education Kent ISD 4.3364 4.3364
ISD Voted Vocational Education Kent ISD 0.9310 0.9310
Allocated or Charter Operating Village of Sparta 12.0000 12.0000
County Allocated Operating Kent County 4.0605 4.0605
Jail Kent County 0.7417 0.7417
Senior Citizens Kent County 0.4914 0.4914
Veterans Kent County 0.0491 0.0491
Zoo and Museum Kent County 0.4134 0.4134
Ready by Five Kent County 0.2476 0.2476
Allocated or Charter Operating Sparta Township 0.9376 0.9376
Voted Operating Sparta Township 0.7038 0.7038

What Sparta Township levies, 2025

Its own millages, and how many tax areas each is levied in.

Levy Homes Other property Tax areas
Allocated or Charter Operating 0.9376 0.9376 3
Voted Operating 0.7038 0.7038 3

Boards and sub-entities

Authorities and special districts

Boards, commissions and committees

About

Type
Township

Codes

Census of Governments ID
128454
Census GEOID (county subdivision)
2608175440
Michigan Treasury unit code
411180

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.