Town Hall · Novi

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.

Town budget

Where Novi's money goes

Spent
$169.5 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$2,553
typical Michigan cities: $2,810
Long-term debt
$6.3 million
$95 per resident
Sewer & trash
$35.4 million21%
Roads & transportation
$26.2 million15%
Parks & libraries
$16.4 million10%
Paid to other governments
$16 million9%
Administration & buildings
$7.5 million4%
Water & other utilities
$4.3 million3%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$3 million2%
Health & welfare
$943,0001%
Housing & development
$831,000<1%
Police
$366,000<1%
Interest on debt
$242,000<1%
Other
$58.4 million34%

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%
Town workforce

Who works for Novi

Full-time staff
260
171 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$88,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
56
and 27 full-time firefighters
Police
83 full-time23 part
Parks & libraries
40 full-time75 part
Fire
29 full-time59 part
Administration & buildings
42 full-time9 part
Roads & transportation
21 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
11 full-time
Housing & development
10 full-time
Health & welfare
3 full-time
Other
21 full-time4 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

Novi Community School District

Novi's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,565
Michigan: $16,528
Students
6,720
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$204.2 million
at year end

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).

Property tax

What homeowners in Novi pay

Typical tax bill
$5,770
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.37%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$421,900
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 Novi's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofnovi.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Novi →

Beyond town hall

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.

All of Novi'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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