Town Hall · Milan

Milan, MI town hall & government

Milan spent $14 million in the year to June 30, 2023, about $2,317 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Milan's money goes

Spent
$14 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2023
Per resident
$2,317
typical Michigan cities: $2,328
Long-term debt
$11.5 million
$1,895 per resident
Police
$2.4 million17%
Sewer & trash
$2.1 million15%
Administration & buildings
$1.4 million10%
Roads & transportation
$578,0004%
Water & other utilities
$491,0004%
Fire
$279,0002%
Paid to other governments
$279,0002%
Parks & libraries
$143,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$142,0001%
Health & welfare
$69,000<1%
Other
$6.1 million44%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 37%
  • Property taxes 26%
  • From the state 17%
  • Utility sales 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Milan

Full-time staff
23
31 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$85,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
8 full-time13 part
Administration & buildings
6 full-time11 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Parks & libraries
0 full-time6 part
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Other
3 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Milan didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Milan Area Schools

Milan's K–12 school district, shared with Milan, London and York. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,711
Michigan: $16,528
Students
1,861
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$78.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 42%
  • State 53%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $16,711 per pupil, $8,181 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 Milan pay

Typical tax bill
$3,927
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.59%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$247,100
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 Milan's government

Town hall & decisions in Milan →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Milan

Milan is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative Debbie Dingell. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Milan'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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