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Village of Sand Lake

Kent County

Village of Sand Lake is a village in Kent County, Michigan. In 2025, primary homes here pay a total of 41.59 mills in property tax; rentals, second homes and businesses pay 59.37 mills. It levied property tax in 1 tax area in 2025. In fiscal year 2025 it reported $1.4 million in spending across all its funds. It has 2 boards and sub-entities.

Total property tax rate, primary homes

41.59

mills in 2025 · 1 tax area · about $6,766 a year on a median home (estimate)

Total property tax rate, rentals, second homes and businesses

59.37

mills in 2025 · includes the school operating tax

Levies, 2025

2

in 1 tax area

Boards and sub-entities

2

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
Tri County Area Schools 41.5878 $6,766 59.3736

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

Tri County Area Schools · 41.5878 primary homes, 59.3736 other
Levy Levied by Primary homes mills Median home est. yearly tax Rentals, second homes and businesses mills
Allocated or Charter Operating Village of Sand Lake 13.4692 $2,191 13.4692
State Education Tax State of Michigan 6.0000 $976 6.0000
County Allocated Operating Kent County 4.0605 $661 4.0605
Voted Operating Village of Sand Lake 3.8300 $623 3.8300
ISD Voted Special Education Montcalm Area ISD 3.4078 $554 3.4078
School Debt Tri County Area Schools 3.3500 $545 3.3500
Community College Montcalm Community College 2.6044 $424 2.6044
Library Kent District Library 1.0832 $176 1.0832
Voted Operating Nelson Township 0.8622 $140 0.8622
Allocated or Charter Operating Nelson Township 0.8078 $131 0.8078
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 Montcalm Area ISD 0.1695 $28 0.1695
Veterans Kent County 0.0491 $8 0.0491
School Operating (Non-Homestead) Tri County Area Schools 0.0000 $0 17.7858

Where the property tax goes here

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

Of the $6,766 a year a new buyer of a median primary home here would pay (an estimate), about $2,815 goes to the Village of Sand Lake (42%). 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 10th 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
  • Village of Sand Lake Tri County Area Schools 41.5878 mills $6,766

    Village of Sand Lake with Tri County Area Schools: 41.5878 mills in total (State 6.0000, County 6.0037, ISD and college 6.1817, School district 3.3500, City, township or village 18.9692, Library, transit and other 1.0832), estimated $6,766 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
Village of Sand Lake, Tri County Area Schools 6.0000 6.0037 6.1817 3.3500 18.9692 1.0832 41.5878 $6,766

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 Village of Sand Lake 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 13.4692 $2,191 13.4692 1
Voted Operating 3.8300 $623 3.8300 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 March.

Revenue

$1.2M

all funds

Spending

$1.4M

all funds

Spending per resident

$2,940

2024 population: 480

General fund spending

$751K

budget: $751K

Spending by purpose

All funds. Share of $1,411,383 in total.

  • Public works $538,818 38%
    Public Works (Non-Act 51) $36,698
    Road Commission/Street Dept. (Act 51) $162,073
    Water and/or Sewer Systems $237,606
    All Other Public Works $102,441
  • General government $276,986 20%
    Legislative (Council, Board, Commission) $19,985
    Chief Executive $24,449
    Treasurer $22,746
    Clerk $56,009
    Assessing Equalization $1,000
    Finance and Tax Administration $11,400
    Building and Grounds $141,397
  • Public safety $261,437 19%
    Police/Sheriff/Constable $30,351
    Fire $231,086
  • Capital outlay, debt service and other $206,285 15%
    Debt Service $86,983
    Depreciation $119,302
  • Community and economic development $29,625 2%
    Community Planning and Zoning $29,625
  • Recreation and culture $17,979 1%
    Parks and Recreation $17,979
  • Transfers out and special items $80,253 6%
    Transfers (Out) $80,253

Revenue by source

All funds. Share of $1,226,292 in total.

  • Charges for services $451,917 37%
    All Other Services Rendered Charges $448,637
    All Other Sales, Use, & Admission Fees $3,250
    All Other Statutory Fees $30
  • Taxes $343,093 28%
    Property Tax (includes, delinquent taxes, penalties, interest, fees, community wide special assessments) $343,093
  • State grants $188,909 15%
    State Revenue Sharing $68,807
    Streets and Highways (Act 51) $116,850
    Other General/All Other State Aid Grants $3,252
  • Interest and rents $107,534 9%
    Interest & Dividends $71,521
    Rents & Royalties $35,213
    Other $800
  • Other revenue $37,034 3%
    Public and Private Contributions $97
    Miscellaneous Other Revenue $36,937
  • Licenses and permits $17,552 1%
    Business Licenses and Permits $17,552
  • Borrowing and transfers in $80,253 7%
    Transfers In $80,253

"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 Village, Michigan Department of Treasury, retrieved November 3, 2026.

Revenue and spending, fiscal years 2017–2025

All funds, as filed each year.

Revenue Spending
The figures as a table
Fiscal year Revenue Spending General fund spending Long-term debt
2025 $1,226,292 $1,411,383 $751,289 $1,584,246
2024 $1,692,126 $1,792,510 $716,995 $1,645,246
2023 $1,046,664 $929,498 $525,538 $1,504,246
2022 $958,564 $866,492 $471,670 $1,542,246
2021 $1,483,070 $1,331,253 $713,659 $1,579,246
2020 $1,490,882 $1,599,962 $570,648 $1,777,807
2019 $1,291,241 $1,340,897 $398,200 $1,644,446
2018 $1,047,650 $1,223,857 $370,680 $1,275,021
2017 $895,788 $769,803 $299,930 $1,408,000

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
$1,584,246
General fund balance at year end
$125,750
Of which unassigned
$86,269

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
5
Wages and salaries
$308,956

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 Village, 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

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Required by law

4 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 March 31, 2025 as received, sent September 18, 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 18, 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 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 September 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

  • Not found: FOIA procedures and written public summary posted

    Forms & Applications (Government menu) links "FOIA Procedures and Guidelines" (2015). Opened 2026-09-27: eight pages of procedures, with no written public summary. No summary was found there, on the Clerk page, or in the site search. Second reading 2026-09-27: the site's upload library holds three FOIA files: these procedures, a request form, and a 2023 request form with cost worksheet that tells requesters to "refer to the Summary"; no summary is uploaded. A web search found none.

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

Good practice

1 found · 10 not found

About

Type
Village

Codes

Census of Governments ID
204662
Census GEOID (place)
2671360
Michigan Treasury unit code
413040

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.