Photo: RaboKarbakian · CC BY-SA 1.0How is Fowlerville run?
Fowlerville’s village government spent $4.4 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,521 per resident.
What stands out about how Fowlerville is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
About $1,521 per resident a year, or $4.17 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 30%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$1,521 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Fowlerville’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,521 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 120 Michigan cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,684, and the middle half spent $1,295–$2,384. Fowlerville spent less than 54% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($1.3 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 cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Fowlerville itself left out).
No trend yet
Fowlerville reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
full-time in March 2025, up from 14 in 2022.
The typical homeowner pays $2,514 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.31% 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 Fowlerville’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 Fowlerville’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Fowlerville →
Who’s in charge in Fowlerville
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time village employee for every 171 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (2,902).
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.
Fowlerville Community Schools
Fowlerville’s K–12 school district, shared with Handy Township, Conway Township, Iosco Township, Cohoctah Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,711 per pupil, $8,681 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.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Fowlerville’s votes are counted by county
Michigan reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Fowlerville alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Livingston County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican61.3%81,217 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat37.4%49,503 votesOthers: 1.3% (1,728 votes).
Most votes in Livingston County: Donald J Trump
Michigan: Trump 49.7%, Harris 48.3%
100% of Fowlerville lies in Livingston County. Every 2024 race in Livingston County is on the county’s page.
Livingston County’s 2024 results →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. 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 Fowlerville.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 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.
Reach Fowlerville’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Fowlerville’s government
How much does Fowlerville spend per resident?
About $1,521 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,521 was less than 54% of 120 Michigan cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Fowlerville?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,514 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.31% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.25% across Michigan. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the village’s assessor.
Who runs Fowlerville’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Fowlerville yet.
How did Fowlerville vote in 2024?
Michigan counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Fowlerville alone. Livingston County, where 100% of Fowlerville lies, voted Trump 61.3%, Harris 37.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Fowlerville?
17 full-time and 12 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $89,644 (about $1.1M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Fowlerville in the state legislature?
State Senate District 22 (Lana Theis) and State House District 50 (Jason Woolford). The House district also covers 14 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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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 →