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Town Hall · Livonia

Livonia spent less per resident in 2022 than 75% of similar cities

Livonia’s city government spent $155.2 million on day-to-day services in the year to November 30, 2024, about $1,655 per resident.

Town website
Next public meeting

City Council

6:00 pm · 33000 Civic Center Drive, Auditorium

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Day-to-day spending, 2024
$155.2M
year to November 30, 2024
Per resident, 2024
$1,655
In 2022: $1,510, less than 75% of 16 similar cities
Long-term debt
$45.6M
end of FY2024, reported
City staff, 2025
611
full-time · 383 part-time · March payroll $5.0M · Census estimate
Typical tax bill
$3,860
1.37% of home value · MI 1.25%

What stands out about how Livonia is run

Read from the city’s budget, meetings and official records.

Agendas posted online6 upcoming meetings posted, with agendas.Spends less than most similar citiesIn 2022: $1,510 per resident, less than 75% of 16 similar cities.Runs its own water & sewer31% of day-to-day spending goes to water, sewer and trash (2024).A shared school districtShares Livonia Public Schools with 1 other town.
★ What stands out · Meetings

6 upcoming meetings at town hall

From Livonia’s own agenda portal, checked daily. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check before you go.

Recent meetings

Go in person

Most meetings are open to the public, and many have a public comment period at the start.

Agenda portal ↗
Your share of the 2024 budget

About $1,655 per resident a year, or $4.53 a day

Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 31%.

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 37%Fees & charges 19%From the state 18%Utility sales 12%Interest, fines & other 11%Other taxes & licenses 2%From other local governments 1%From the federal government 1%
Not in the receipt.Building projects $6.3 million; interest on debt $1.4 million. With these, the whole budget was $162.9 million.
Compared with similar places

$1,510 per resident in 2022: less than 75% of them

Livonia’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,510 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 16 Michigan cities of 50,000–99,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,780, and the middle half spent $1,463–$1,976. Livonia spent less than 75% of them.

Middle half of the group, $1,463–$1,976Median $1,780Livonia

Includes sewer and trash ($47 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 →

The group
16

Michigan cities of 50,000–99,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Livonia itself left out).

Over the years

Day-to-day spending is up 10% since 2022

Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Livonia reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.

Day-to-day spending by fiscal year

2022$140.8 million
2023$150.5 million
2024$155.2 million

Per resident: 2022: $1,510 · 2023: $1,594 · 2024: $1,655.

City staff
611

full-time in March 2025, up from 574 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.

Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $3,860 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.37% of the home’s value, vs 1.25% across Michigan.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Farmington Hills$5,396
Plymouth Township$5,121
Livonia$3,860
Michigan$2,904
Westland$2,751
Redford Township$2,569
$3,860
typical bill a year
1.37%
effective rate
$281,100
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Livonia’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 Livonia’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Livonia →

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Livonia

Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.

See livonia.gov for Livonia’s current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Livonia yet.livonia.gov ↗
Who works for Livonia

One full-time city employee for every 153 residents

On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (93,779).

By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025

Police178 + 58 pt
Parks & libraries67 + 199 pt
Fire98
Administration & buildings60 + 41 pt
Roads & transportation43 + 34 pt
Courts, inspections & corrections42 + 15 pt
Sewer & trash35 + 1 pt
Housing & development14 + 7 pt
Other74 + 28 pt
611
full-time
383
part-time
$5.0M
payroll for March 2025
$59.4M
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$88,300
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
156
sworn police officers
93
full-time firefighters
Estimates.Livonia didn’t report its staff figures; these are the Census Bureau’s estimates, so they aren’t compared with other towns.

The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

The school district

Livonia Public Schools

Livonia’s K–12 school district, shared with Westland. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Livonia →
$17,170
per pupil · MI $16,528
13,145
students
$284.1 million
long-term debt

Of the $17,170 per pupil, $10,106 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.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 38%State 58%Federal 4%

Michigan districts overall: 34% local, 57% state, 9% federal.

Also serving Livonia

Clarenceville School District · $14,544 per pupil

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Elections · 2024 general election

How Livonia voted in 2024

Official results for Livonia’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.

President62,662 votes · results as certified
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat49.2%30,845 votes
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican48.6%30,475 votes

Others: 2.1% (1,342 votes).

Most votes in Livonia: Kamala D Harris

Wayne County: Harris 62.7%, Trump 33.7% · Michigan: Trump 49.7%, Harris 48.3%

Turnout
84%

of Livonia’s 74,537 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Michigan: 74%.

Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).

U.S. Senate61,632 votes
Elissa SlotkinElissa SlotkinDemocrat50.1%
Mike RogersMike RogersRepublican47.1%
Others2.9%

Most votes in Livonia: Elissa Slotkin

Wayne County: Slotkin 63.4%, Rogers 31.9% · Michigan: Slotkin 48.6%, Rogers 48.3%

U.S. House · Michigan’s 12th District363,499 votes
Rashida TlaibDemocrat69.7%
James D HooperRepublican25.4%
Others4.9%

Most votes in the district: Rashida Tlaib

Whole-district result

President, 2024: Livonia, its county and the state

HarrisTrumpOthersVotes
Livonia49.2%48.6%2.1%62,662
Wayne County62.7%33.7%3.6%856,690
Michigan48.3%49.7%2.0%5,664,186
DemocratRepublicanLibertarianIndependent / other

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.

Who represents Livonia

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Livonia.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Officials: livonia.gov ↗
  2. 2
    Michigan HouseLivonia is split between 3 districts
    Matt KoleszarLaurie PohutskyStephanie Young
  3. 3
    Michigan SenateState senator
    Mary CavanaghDayna Polehanki
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
    Gretchen Whitmer
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
    Rashida Tlaib
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Michigan
    Gary C. PetersElissa Slotkin
Find your state legislators by address ↗

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Next door

How Livonia compares with the towns next door

Livonia spent $1,510 per resident in 2022; the 4 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $1,150 to $2,686. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.

Redford Township: $1,518 per resident (2022)Farmington Hills: $1,603 per resident (2022)Plymouth Township: $1,150 per resident (2022)Westland: $2,686 per resident (2022)Redford TownshipFarmington HillsPlymouth TownshipWestlandLivonia
Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Plymouth Township$1,150$5,121
Redford Township$1,518$2,569
Farmington Hills$1,603$5,396
Westland$2,686$2,751
Livonia$1,510$3,860

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 Livonia’s government

The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.

The Handbook →
Official websitelivonia.gov ↗

Questions about Livonia’s government

How much does Livonia spend per resident?

About $1,655 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to November 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,510 was less than 75% of 16 Michigan cities of 50,000–99,999 that don’t run their own schools.

What is the property tax rate in Livonia?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,860 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.37% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.25% across Michigan. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see livonia.gov.

Who runs Livonia’s government?

See livonia.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Livonia yet.

How did Livonia vote in 2024?

For president, Kamala D Harris 49.2%, Donald J Trump 48.6% (62,662 votes, official results). Wayne County: Harris 62.7%, Trump 33.7%. Michigan: Trump 49.7%, Harris 48.3%.

How many people work for Livonia?

611 full-time and 383 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $5.0M (about $59.4M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.

Who represents Livonia in the state legislature?

Livonia is split among 3 State House districts and 2 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The Michigan Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

When is the next public meeting in Livonia?

The next posted meeting is City Council on Monday, November 9, at 6:00 pm in 33000 Civic Center Drive, Auditorium, from the city’s own agenda portal.

Ask neighbors about Livonia’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 →