Photo: Dwight Burdette · CC BY 3.0In Brownstown Township, 80% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Michigan
Brownstown Township’s town government spent $31.7 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $957 per resident. Water and other utilities ($5.9 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Brownstown Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $957 per resident a year, or $2.62 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 22%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$777 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar towns
Brownstown Township’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($777 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 24 Michigan towns and townships of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $793, and the middle half spent $545–$1,023. Brownstown Township spent more than 50% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($6 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Michigan towns and townships of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Brownstown Township itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 27% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Brownstown Township reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $777 · 2024: $957.
full-time in March 2025, up from 119 in 2022.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $4,346 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.59% of the home’s value, vs 1.25% across Michigan.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Brownstown Township’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Brownstown Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Brownstown Township →
Who’s in charge in Brownstown Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Brownstown Township’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on brownstown-mi.org ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 237 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (33,165).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Woodhaven-Brownstown School District
Brownstown Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Woodhaven. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,038 per pupil, $9,416 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Michigan districts overall: 34% local, 57% state, 9% federal.
Gibraltar School District · $14,712 per pupil
Taylor School District · $18,682 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
How Brownstown Township voted in 2024
Official results for Brownstown Township’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican51.9%10,253 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat45.7%9,042 votesOthers: 2.4% (469 votes).
Most votes in Brownstown Township: Donald J Trump
Wayne County: Harris 62.7%, Trump 33.7% · Michigan: Trump 49.7%, Harris 48.3%
of Brownstown Township’s 24,613 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Michigan: 74%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Mike RogersRepublican48.7%
Elissa SlotkinDemocrat48.1%Most votes in Brownstown Township: Mike Rogers
Wayne County: Slotkin 63.4%, Rogers 31.9% · Michigan: Slotkin 48.6%, Rogers 48.3%
Most votes in the district: Debbie Dingell
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Brownstown Township, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brownstown Township | 51.9% | 45.7% | 2.4% | 19,764 |
| Wayne County | 33.7% | 62.7% | 3.6% | 856,690 |
| Michigan | 49.7% | 48.3% | 2.0% | 5,664,186 |
Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017; Elissa Slotkin: U.S. House portrait (congress-legislators project); Mike Rogers: U.S. House portrait (congress-legislators project). All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Brownstown Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: brownstown-mi.org ↗
- 2Michigan HouseState representatives
- 3Michigan SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Michigan
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Brownstown Township compares with the towns next door
Brownstown Township spent $777 per resident in 2022. Most of its neighbors are cities, a different kind of government, so the like-for-like comparison is with similar towns, above. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Berlin Township | $341 | $2,755 |
| Huron Township | $1,048 | $4,299 |
| Gibraltar | $1,376 | $4,334 |
| Grosse Ile Township | $1,620 | $6,042 |
| Woodhaven | $1,645 | $3,967 |
| Rockwood | $1,708 | $3,619 |
| Flat Rock | $1,938 | $5,455 |
| Taylor | $2,005 | $2,596 |
| Riverview | $2,443 | $4,079 |
| Brownstown Township | $777 | $4,346 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Brownstown Township’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Brownstown Township’s government
How much does Brownstown Township spend per resident?
About $957 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $777 was more than 50% of 24 Michigan towns and townships of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Brownstown Township?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $4,346 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.59% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.25% across Michigan. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see brownstown-mi.org.
Who runs Brownstown Township’s government?
See brownstown-mi.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Brownstown Township yet.
How did Brownstown Township vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 51.9%, Kamala D Harris 45.7% (19,764 votes, official results). Wayne County: Harris 62.7%, Trump 33.7%. Michigan: Trump 49.7%, Harris 48.3%.
How many people work for Brownstown Township?
140 full-time and 26 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $1.0M (about $12.2M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Brownstown Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 4 (Darrin Camilleri) and State House District 28 (Jamie Thompson). The House district also covers eight other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Brownstown Township’s government
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →