Town Hall · Middleville

Middleville, MI town hall & government

Middleville spent $7.3 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,077 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Middleville's money goes

Spent
$7.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,077
typical Michigan cities: $2,035
Long-term debt
$4.9 million
$1,399 per resident
Sewer & trash
$2.1 million29%
Roads & transportation
$869,00012%
Administration & buildings
$432,0006%
Housing & development
$334,0005%
Paid to other governments
$288,0004%
Police
$281,0004%
Parks & libraries
$280,0004%
Water & other utilities
$190,0003%
Interest on debt
$87,0001%
Other
$2.4 million33%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 28%
  • Fees & charges 24%
  • From other local governments 23%
  • From the state 18%
  • Utility sales 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Middleville

Full-time staff
36
15 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$22,200
a year, before benefits
Sewer & trash
8 full-time4 part
Water & other utilities
8 full-time
Roads & transportation
7 full-time
Administration & buildings
4 full-time1 part
Housing & development
1 full-time4 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time5 part
Health & welfare
1 full-time
Police
0 full-time1 part
Other
7 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Thornapple Kellogg School District

Middleville's K–12 school district, shared with Freeport, Thornapple, Yankee Springs and Irving. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,673
Michigan: $16,528
Students
3,148
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$85.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 31%
  • State 64%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $14,673 per pupil, $9,131 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Middleville pay

Typical tax bill
$2,984
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.32%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$226,700
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 Middleville's government

Town hall & decisions in Middleville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Middleville

Middleville is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative John R. Moolenaar. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Middleville'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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