Town Hall · Wixom

Wixom, MI town hall & government

Wixom spent $22.3 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,298 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Wixom's money goes

Spent
$22.3 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$1,298
typical Michigan cities: $2,810
Long-term debt
$23.8 million
$1,385 per resident
Sewer & trash
$5.5 million25%
Roads & transportation
$5 million22%
Police
$3.9 million17%
Administration & buildings
$1.8 million8%
Fire
$1.6 million7%
Interest on debt
$941,0004%
Parks & libraries
$907,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$816,0004%
Other
$1.8 million8%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 36%
  • Fees & charges 17%
  • Interest, fines & other 16%
  • From the state 14%
  • Utility sales 12%
  • From other local governments 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Wixom

Full-time staff
59
30 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$80,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
21
and 5 full-time firefighters
Police
23 full-time8 part
Parks & libraries
9 full-time13 part
Roads & transportation
11 full-time
Administration & buildings
9 full-time3 part
Fire
5 full-time6 part
Housing & development
2 full-time

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

Wixom's K–12 school district, shared with Walled Lake, Wolverine Lake, 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.

Also serving Wixom: South Lyon Community Schools ($14,023 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Wixom pay

Typical tax bill
$4,673
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.28%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$365,200
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 Wixom's government

Town hall & decisions in Wixom →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Wixom

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

All of Wixom'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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