Town Hall · Bloomfield

Bloomfield, MI town hall & government

Bloomfield spent $116.3 million in the year to March 31, 2024, about $2,656 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Bloomfield's money goes

Spent
$116.3 million
fiscal year to March 31, 2024
Per resident
$2,656
typical Michigan towns: $858
Long-term debt
$76.9 million
$1,755 per resident
Sewer & trash
$22.4 million19%
Roads & transportation
$11.2 million10%
Parks & libraries
$10.5 million9%
Paid to other governments
$10.2 million9%
Administration & buildings
$6.5 million6%
Interest on debt
$3.4 million3%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$3 million3%
Police
$441,000<1%
Fire
$123,000<1%
Other
$48.5 million42%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 51%
  • Fees & charges 18%
  • Utility sales 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 11%
  • From the state 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Bloomfield

Full-time staff
275
115 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$107,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
62
and 66 full-time firefighters
Police
86 full-time
Fire
67 full-time5 part
Parks & libraries
22 full-time73 part
Administration & buildings
27 full-time6 part
Health & welfare
8 full-time13 part
Roads & transportation
11 full-time
Water & other utilities
10 full-time
Other
44 full-time18 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Bloomfield Hills School District

Bloomfield's K–12 school district, shared with Bloomfield Hills. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$24,260
Michigan: $16,528
Students
5,069
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$218.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 58%
  • State 41%
  • Federal 1%

Of the $24,260 per pupil, $14,151 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 Bloomfield: Birmingham City School District ($21,253 per pupil) · Pontiac City School District ($24,507 per pupil) · Avondale School District ($18,047 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Bloomfield pay

Typical tax bill
$7,902
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.31%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$604,800
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 Bloomfield's government

🏛️ Official websitebloomfieldtwp.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Bloomfield →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Bloomfield

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

All of Bloomfield'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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