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Oxford, MI town hall & government

Oxford spent $21.8 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $956 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Oxford's money goes

Spent
$21.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$956
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
$7.8 million
$342 per resident
Paid to other governments
$5.2 million24%
Fire
$5.2 million24%
Police
$3.2 million15%
Parks & libraries
$2.6 million12%
Sewer & trash
$2.3 million11%
Administration & buildings
$924,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$448,0002%
Roads & transportation
$231,0001%
Water & other utilities
$193,0001%
Health & welfare
$107,000<1%
Interest on debt
$64,000<1%
Other
$1.3 million6%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 52%
  • Fees & charges 21%
  • From the state 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 10%
  • Utility sales 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • From other local governments <1%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Oxford

Full-time staff
26
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$89,400
a year, before benefits
Full-time firefighters
17
on the town payroll
Fire
17 full-time
Parks & libraries
6 full-time
Administration & buildings
3 full-time3 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Oxford didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Oxford Area Community Schools

Oxford's K–12 school district, shared with Leonard, Oxford and Addison. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,690
Michigan: $16,528
Students
5,722
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$126.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 23%
  • State 72%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $18,690 per pupil, $10,846 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 Oxford: Lake Orion Community Schools ($16,801 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Oxford pay

Typical tax bill
$4,750
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.28%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$369,700
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 Oxford's government

🏛️ Official websitevillageofoxford.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Oxford →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Oxford

Oxford is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative Lisa C. McClain. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Oxford'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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