Novi, MI town hall & government
Novi spent $169.5 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $2,553 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Novi's government.
Where Novi's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 42%
- Fees & charges 17%
- From the state 14%
- Interest, fines & other 13%
- Utility sales 12%
- Other taxes & licenses 2%
- From the federal government <1%
- From other local governments <1%
- Sales taxes <1%
Who works for Novi
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Novi Community School District
Novi's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Michigan districts overall: 34% local, 57% state, 9% federal
- Local 48%
- State 49%
- Federal 3%
Of the $16,565 per pupil, $9,542 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.
Also serving Novi: Walled Lake Consolidated Schools ($15,733 per pupil) · Northville Public Schools ($16,225 per pupil) · South Lyon Community Schools ($14,023 per pupil).
Which schools Novi kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Novi pay
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.
Contact Novi's government
Who represents Novi
Novi is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representatives Debbie Dingell and Haley M. Stevens. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.
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.