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Madison Heights, MI town hall & government

Madison Heights spent $74.2 million in the year to June 30, 2023, about $2,628 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Madison Heights's money goes

Spent
$74.2 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2023
Per resident
$2,628
typical Michigan cities: $2,328
Long-term debt
$19.3 million
$683 per resident
Fire
$13.4 million18%
Police
$12.8 million17%
Administration & buildings
$11.4 million15%
Sewer & trash
$10.3 million14%
Roads & transportation
$6.1 million8%
Parks & libraries
$2.6 million3%
Water & other utilities
$2.3 million3%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2 million3%
Interest on debt
$507,0001%
Other
$12.9 million17%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 43%
  • From the state 18%
  • Fees & charges 15%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • Utility sales 8%
  • From the federal government 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Madison Heights

Full-time staff
160
47 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$86,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
48
and 31 full-time firefighters
Police
62 full-time11 part
Fire
32 full-time
Roads & transportation
23 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
14 full-time10 part
Parks & libraries
6 full-time15 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
9 full-time4 part
Housing & development
5 full-time
Health & welfare
2 full-time4 part
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Other
5 full-time2 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

Lamphere Public Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$19,138
Michigan: $16,528
Students
2,403
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 44%
  • State 47%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $19,138 per pupil, $10,769 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 Heights: Madison Public Schools ($20,366 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Madison Heights pay

Typical tax bill
$2,941
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.48%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$199,100
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 Heights's government

🏛️ Official websitemadison-heights.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Madison Heights →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Madison Heights

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

All of Madison Heights'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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