Town Hall · Milford

Milford, MI town hall & government

Milford spent $14.5 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,234 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Milford's money goes

Spent
$14.5 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,234
typical Michigan cities: $2,035
Long-term debt
$12.7 million
$1,967 per resident
Police
$4.4 million30%
Roads & transportation
$4 million28%
Sewer & trash
$2.8 million19%
Administration & buildings
$461,0003%
Water & other utilities
$451,0003%
Interest on debt
$227,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$220,0002%
Parks & libraries
$28,000<1%
Other
$1.8 million13%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 54%
  • Property taxes 22%
  • From the state 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Milford

Full-time staff
43
27 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$76,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
19
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
21 full-time16 part
Administration & buildings
7 full-time10 part
Roads & transportation
7 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
5 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 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.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Huron Valley Schools

Milford's K–12 school district, shared with Highland, Milford, White Lake and Commerce. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,636
Michigan: $16,528
Students
7,849
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$148.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 38%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $15,636 per pupil, $8,669 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 Milford pay

Typical tax bill
$5,276
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.45%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$363,700
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 Milford's government

🏛️ Official websitevillageofmilford.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Milford →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Milford

Milford is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representatives Lisa C. McClain and Tom Barrett. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Milford'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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