Town Hall · Pittsfield

Pittsfield, MI town hall & government

Pittsfield spent $41.3 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,062 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Pittsfield's money goes

Spent
$41.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,062
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
$9 million
$230 per resident
Sewer & trash
$13 million32%
Police
$5.7 million14%
Fire
$3.5 million9%
Administration & buildings
$3.2 million8%
Parks & libraries
$2.8 million7%
Roads & transportation
$2.1 million5%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1.4 million3%
Paid to other governments
$1.3 million3%
Water & other utilities
$404,0001%
Other
$7.9 million19%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 43%
  • Property taxes 39%
  • From the state 10%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Pittsfield

Full-time staff
124
29 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$81,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
37
and 25 full-time firefighters
Police
39 full-time6 part
Administration & buildings
28 full-time18 part
Fire
26 full-time
Water & other utilities
12 full-time
Parks & libraries
9 full-time2 part
Other
10 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

Ann Arbor Public Schools

Pittsfield's K–12 school district, shared with Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, Barton Hills, Scio and Superior. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,439
Michigan: $16,528
Students
16,978
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$261 million
at year end

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

  • Local 59%
  • State 38%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $19,439 per pupil, $11,450 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 Pittsfield: Saline Area Schools ($16,731 per pupil) · Milan Area Schools ($16,711 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Pittsfield pay

Typical tax bill
$6,053
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.51%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$401,200
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 Pittsfield's government

🏛️ Official websitepittsfield-mi.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Pittsfield →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Pittsfield

Pittsfield is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative Debbie Dingell. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Pittsfield'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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