Town Hall · Warren

Warren, MI town hall & government

Warren spent $285.8 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $2,085 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Warren's money goes

Spent
$285.8 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$2,085
typical Michigan cities: $2,810
Long-term debt
$228.1 million
$1,664 per resident
Police
$53.7 million19%
Roads & transportation
$44.9 million16%
Administration & buildings
$35.1 million12%
Fire
$34.9 million12%
Sewer & trash
$34.1 million12%
Water & other utilities
$32.9 million11%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$11.9 million4%
Parks & libraries
$11.8 million4%
Interest on debt
$2.7 million1%
Housing & development
$2.6 million1%
Other
$21.4 million7%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 44%
  • From the state 20%
  • Fees & charges 12%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • Utility sales 9%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • From other local governments <1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Warren

Full-time staff
825
230 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$93,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
220
and 141 full-time firefighters
Police
256 full-time36 part
Fire
146 full-time7 part
Parks & libraries
33 full-time132 part
Sewer & trash
74 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
69 full-time4 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
58 full-time16 part
Water & other utilities
49 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
46 full-time1 part
Housing & development
13 full-time1 part
Health & welfare
8 full-time
Other
73 full-time25 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

Warren Consolidated Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$17,917
Michigan: $16,528
Students
12,685
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$198.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 33%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $17,917 per pupil, $10,231 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 Warren: Warren Woods Public Schools ($16,554 per pupil) · Van Dyke Public Schools ($21,075 per pupil) · Fitzgerald Public Schools ($18,993 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Warren pay

Typical tax bill
$3,018
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.56%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$193,400
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 Warren's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofwarren.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Warren →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Warren

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

All of Warren'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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