Return on Investment Calculator

Posted Fri, 2012-01-27 10:21 by admin | Last Edited on 2012-01-27 12:17
Did you know that you really get a lot of bang for your buck from your library? The average property-owning taxpayer in Branch county pays a little more than $20 each year in taxes to support our district library services. If you check out 1 hardback book in a year, you've already got more from the library than you put in. Check out our Return on Investment Calculator below to see just how much value you get from your tax dollar investment.

Please enter the number of times you use the following library services each month

Your UseLibrary ServicesValue of Services
Value you receive monthly from your library: $
For every $1.00 in taxes you invest in your library, you receive $ of value in return*

Where did these numbers come from?
Typical taxpayer contributions are determined from the library's 2010 local income per capita. We borrowed value of some library service figures from Maine State Library's Library Use Calculator, the remainder come from our own local costs. Code for this calculator was adapted from the Colorado Library Research Service Return on Investment Calculator.

*Your personal return on investment is based on your responses and the typical annual tax contribution for a property owner in Branch County, Michigan. You see a returned value of $ for every one dollar invested.