Town Hall · Middlebury

Middlebury, MI town hall & government

Middlebury spent $530,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $362 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Middlebury's money goes

Spent
$530,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$362
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Paid to other governments
$197,00037%
Roads & transportation
$111,00021%
Administration & buildings
$80,00015%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1,000<1%
Parks & libraries
$1,000<1%
Other
$140,00026%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 56%
  • From the state 36%
  • Fees & charges 4%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Middlebury

Full-time staff
0
12 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time12 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Ovid-Elsie Area Schools

Middlebury's K–12 school district, shared with Elsie, Fairfield, Ovid, Duplain, Ovid and Chapin. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,772
Michigan: $16,528
Students
1,318
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$24.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 26%
  • State 70%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $14,772 per pupil, $8,185 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 Middlebury: Owosso Public Schools ($13,626 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Middlebury pay

Typical tax bill
$2,154
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.14%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$189,600
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Middlebury's government

Town hall & decisions in Middlebury →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Middlebury

Middlebury is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative Tom Barrett. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Middlebury'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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