Town Hall · Walled Lake

Walled Lake, MI town hall & government

Walled Lake spent $14.4 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,032 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Walled Lake's money goes

Spent
$14.4 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,032
typical Michigan cities: $2,035
Long-term debt
$200,000
$28 per resident
Sewer & trash
$3.2 million22%
Police
$2.4 million17%
Housing & development
$2 million14%
Fire
$1.2 million8%
Roads & transportation
$685,0005%
Water & other utilities
$576,0004%
Administration & buildings
$539,0004%
Parks & libraries
$476,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$474,0003%
Paid to other governments
$347,0002%
Interest on debt
$17,000<1%
Other
$2.5 million17%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 39%
  • Fees & charges 24%
  • Utility sales 16%
  • From the state 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Walled Lake

Full-time staff
24
45 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$79,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
7
and 4 full-time firefighters
Police
8 full-time12 part
Fire
4 full-time17 part
Administration & buildings
6 full-time6 part
Parks & libraries
2 full-time6 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time
Other
3 full-time4 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

Walled Lake Consolidated Schools

Walled Lake's K–12 school district, shared with Wolverine Lake, Wixom, Commerce and West Bloomfield. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,733
Michigan: $16,528
Students
11,957
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$399.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 42%
  • State 54%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $15,733 per pupil, $9,588 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 Walled Lake pay

Typical tax bill
$2,990
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.33%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$224,200
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 Walled Lake's government

🏛️ Official websitewalledlake.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Walled Lake →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Walled Lake

Walled Lake is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative Haley M. Stevens. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Walled Lake'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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