Commerce, MI town hall & government
Commerce spent $58.8 million in the year to December 31, 2023, about $1,362 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Commerce's government.
Where Commerce's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 34%
- Fees & charges 25%
- Utility sales 13%
- Interest, fines & other 12%
- From the state 9%
- Other taxes & licenses 4%
- From the federal government 3%
- From other local governments <1%
- Sales taxes <1%
Who works for Commerce
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Walled Lake Consolidated Schools
Commerce's K–12 school district, shared with Walled Lake, Wolverine Lake, Wixom and West Bloomfield. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Michigan districts overall: 34% local, 57% state, 9% federal
- Local 42%
- State 54%
- Federal 4%
Of the $15,733 per pupil, $9,588 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 Commerce: Huron Valley Schools ($15,636 per pupil).
Which schools Commerce kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Commerce pay
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.
Contact Commerce's government
Who represents Commerce
Commerce is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative Haley M. Stevens. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.
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.