Town Hall · Milan

Milan, TN town hall & government

Milan spent $9.9 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,202 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Milan's money goes

Spent
$9.9 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$1,202
typical Tennessee cities: $3,429
Long-term debt
$2.2 million
$264 per resident
Water & other utilities
$2.2 million22%
Sewer & trash
$2.1 million21%
Police
$1.6 million16%
Administration & buildings
$1.3 million13%
Roads & transportation
$1.2 million12%
Parks & libraries
$1 million10%
Fire
$357,0004%
Health & welfare
$118,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$63,0001%
Interest on debt
$18,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 25%
  • Sales taxes 23%
  • Utility sales 23%
  • From the state 15%
  • Property taxes 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From the federal government <1%

Milan didn't report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Milan

Full-time staff
139
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$49,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
32
and 23 full-time firefighters
Police
32 full-time
Fire
23 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
20 full-time
Administration & buildings
14 full-time
Parks & libraries
11 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
8 full-time
Sewer & trash
8 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
4 full-time
Health & welfare
2 full-time2 part
Housing & development
2 full-time
Other
15 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

Milan Special School District

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

Spending per pupil
$12,337
Tennessee: $13,059
Students
1,985
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$20.6 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Tennessee districts overall: 40% local, 44% state, 16% federal

  • Local 29%
  • State 56%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $12,337 per pupil, $7,154 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 Milan pay

Typical tax bill
$1,256
a year · Tennessee typical $1,442
Effective rate
0.87%
of home value · Tennessee 0.50%
Typical home value
$144,100
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 Milan's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofmilantn.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Milan →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Milan

Milan is represented in Congress by Senators Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty and Representative David Kustoff. Bill Lee is governor.

All of Milan'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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