How is Fountain run?
Fountain’s village government spent $52,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $263 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Fountain didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Fountain is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
Mason County Eastern District
Fountain’s K–12 school district, shared with Custer, Free Soil, Sheridan Township, Free Soil Township, Meade Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $17,220 per pupil, $9,660 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Michigan districts overall: 34% local, 57% state, 9% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $263 per resident a year, or $0.72 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 27%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Fountain didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Fountain yet
Every year of Fountain’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the village reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $1,152 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.13% of the home’s value, vs 1.25% across Michigan.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Fountain’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Fountain’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Fountain →
Who’s in charge in Fountain
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Fountain’s votes are counted by county
Michigan reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Fountain alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Mason County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican60.0%10,830 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat38.6%6,973 votesOthers: 1.4% (261 votes).
Most votes in Mason County: Donald J Trump
Michigan: Trump 49.7%, Harris 48.3%
100% of Fountain lies in Mason County. Every 2024 race in Mason County is on the county’s page.
Mason County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Fountain.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Michigan HouseState representatives
- 3Michigan SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Michigan
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Fountain’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Fountain’s government
How much does Fountain spend per resident?
About $263 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Fountain didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $52,000.
What is the property tax rate in Fountain?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,152 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.13% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.25% across Michigan. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the village’s assessor.
Who runs Fountain’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Fountain yet.
How did Fountain vote in 2024?
Michigan counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Fountain alone. Mason County, where 100% of Fountain lies, voted Trump 60.0%, Harris 38.6% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Fountain?
0 full-time and 15 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $9,055 (about $108,660 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Fountain in the state legislature?
State Senate District 32 (Jon Bumstead) and State House District 102 (Curt VanderWall). The House district also covers 52 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Fountain’s government
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for Fountain, the Bureau’s estimates); day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →