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Madison, MI town hall & government

Madison spent $5.1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $642 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Madison's money goes

Spent
$5.1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$642
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
$887,000
$111 per resident
Sewer & trash
$1.4 million27%
Health & welfare
$994,00019%
Paid to other governments
$896,00017%
Police
$594,00012%
Fire
$400,0008%
Administration & buildings
$250,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$207,0004%
Roads & transportation
$138,0003%
Interest on debt
$37,0001%
Other
$218,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 40%
  • Property taxes 22%
  • From the state 17%
  • Utility sales 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • From the federal government 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Madison

Full-time staff
20
13 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$64,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
6
and 9 full-time firefighters
Fire
9 full-time5 part
Police
6 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time7 part
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Other
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Madison didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Sand Creek Community Schools

Madison's K–12 school district, shared with Fairfield and Dover. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,190
Michigan: $16,528
Students
772
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 15%
  • State 77%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $15,190 per pupil, $8,696 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 Madison: Madison School District ($13,923 per pupil) · Adrian City School District ($16,488 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Madison pay

Typical tax bill
$1,942
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.11%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$174,700
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 Madison's government

Town hall & decisions in Madison →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Madison

Madison is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative Tim Walberg. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Madison'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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