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Utica, MI town hall & government

Utica spent $11.5 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,267 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Utica's money goes

Spent
$11.5 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,267
typical Michigan cities: $2,035
Long-term debt
$236,000
$47 per resident
Police
$2.8 million24%
Sewer & trash
$2.3 million20%
Paid to other governments
$2.1 million18%
Roads & transportation
$1.3 million11%
Health & welfare
$619,0005%
Administration & buildings
$608,0005%
Parks & libraries
$569,0005%
Fire
$355,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$100,0001%
Interest on debt
$4,000<1%
Other
$772,0007%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 42%
  • Fees & charges 24%
  • From the state 12%
  • Utility sales 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • From the federal government 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Utica

Full-time staff
28
62 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$82,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
12
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
16 full-time10 part
Fire
1 full-time33 part
Administration & buildings
4 full-time10 part
Parks & libraries
3 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Other
0 full-time4 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Utica Community Schools

Utica's K–12 school district, shared with Shelby and Sterling Heights. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,140
Michigan: $16,528
Students
25,501
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$257.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 27%
  • State 66%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $15,140 per pupil, $9,757 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 Utica pay

Typical tax bill
$3,334
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.44%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$231,100
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 Utica's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofutica.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Utica →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Utica

Utica is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative John James. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Utica'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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