Town Hall · Mills

Mills, MI town hall & government

Mills spent $747,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $386 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Mills's money goes

Spent
$747,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$386
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
$1.6 million
$834 per resident
Sewer & trash
$164,00022%
Administration & buildings
$125,00017%
Fire
$115,00015%
Roads & transportation
$114,00015%
Paid to other governments
$104,00014%
Water & other utilities
$72,00010%
Other
$53,0007%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 71%
  • From the state 17%
  • Property taxes 12%
Town workforce

Who works for Mills

Full-time staff
3
13 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$70,800
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
3 full-time10 part
Fire
0 full-time3 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

Midland Public Schools

Mills's K–12 school district, shared with Midland, Larkin, Homer, Ingersoll and Lincoln. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,483
Michigan: $16,528
Students
7,359
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$67.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 32%
  • State 61%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $14,483 per pupil, $8,979 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 Mills pay

Typical tax bill
$2,477
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.38%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$179,500
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 Mills's government

Town hall & decisions in Mills →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Mills

Mills is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative Kristen McDonald Rivet. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Mills'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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