Town Hall · Monroe

Monroe, MI town hall & government

Monroe spent $67.8 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $3,340 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Monroe's money goes

Spent
$67.8 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$3,340
typical Michigan cities: $2,810
Long-term debt
$73.3 million
$3,614 per resident
Sewer & trash
$23.1 million34%
Roads & transportation
$9.6 million14%
Police
$5.8 million9%
Administration & buildings
$4.4 million7%
Parks & libraries
$4.4 million6%
Housing & development
$3.5 million5%
Fire
$2.8 million4%
Interest on debt
$1.8 million3%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1.2 million2%
Paid to other governments
$697,0001%
Water & other utilities
$339,0001%
Health & welfare
$60,000<1%
Other
$10.1 million15%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 27%
  • Fees & charges 18%
  • Interest, fines & other 18%
  • Utility sales 15%
  • From the state 11%
  • From the federal government 9%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Monroe

Full-time staff
175
30 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$80,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
33
and 17 full-time firefighters
Police
42 full-time6 part
Water & other utilities
30 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
26 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
17 full-time10 part
Roads & transportation
18 full-time5 part
Fire
17 full-time
Housing & development
13 full-time5 part
Parks & libraries
4 full-time
Other
8 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Monroe Public Schools

Monroe's K–12 school district, shared with Maybee, Monroe, La Salle, Raisinville and Frenchtown. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,131
Michigan: $16,528
Students
4,502
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$46.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 30%
  • State 56%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $16,131 per pupil, $8,018 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 Monroe pay

Typical tax bill
$2,380
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.42%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$167,900
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 Monroe's government

🏛️ Official websiteci.monroe.mi.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Monroe →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Monroe

Monroe is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative Tim Walberg. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Monroe'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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