Town Hall · Auburn Hills

Auburn Hills, MI town hall & government

Auburn Hills spent $57.7 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,266 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Auburn Hills's government.

Town budget

Where Auburn Hills's money goes

Spent
$57.7 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$2,266
typical Michigan cities: $2,810
Long-term debt
$25.6 million
$1,004 per resident
Sewer & trash
$13.2 million23%
Police
$10.1 million18%
Roads & transportation
$9.3 million16%
Fire
$6.5 million11%
Administration & buildings
$4.9 million8%
Parks & libraries
$2.9 million5%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1.3 million2%
Health & welfare
$828,0001%
Interest on debt
$563,0001%
Water & other utilities
$247,000<1%
Other
$7.8 million14%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 35%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • Interest, fines & other 15%
  • Utility sales 14%
  • From the state 14%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Auburn Hills

Full-time staff
172
96 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$78,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
50
and 32 full-time firefighters
Police
55 full-time13 part
Parks & libraries
24 full-time67 part
Fire
33 full-time4 part
Administration & buildings
20 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
7 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
6 full-time
Housing & development
4 full-time
Sewer & trash
4 full-time
Health & welfare
0 full-time4 part
Other
19 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2024. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Pontiac City School District

Auburn Hills's K–12 school district, shared with Pontiac, Sylvan Lake and Lake Angelus. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$24,507
Michigan: $16,528
Students
3,659
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$139.3 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Michigan districts overall: 34% local, 57% state, 9% federal

  • Local 57%
  • State 23%
  • Federal 20%

Of the $24,507 per pupil, $10,645 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Also serving Auburn Hills: Avondale School District ($18,047 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Auburn Hills pay

Typical tax bill
$2,941
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.20%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$245,000
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Auburn Hills's government

🏛️ Official websiteauburnhills.org ↗
Town hall phone(248) 370-9400

Town hall & decisions in Auburn Hills →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Auburn Hills

Auburn Hills is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative Haley M. Stevens. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Auburn Hills's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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