North Milford Village Historic District · Photo: Traveler100 · CC BY-SA 3.0In Milford Township, 92% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Michigan
Milford Township’s town government spent $11.8 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $696 per resident.
What stands out about how Milford Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Huron Valley Schools
Milford Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Highland Township, Milford, White Lake Township, Commerce Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,636 per pupil, $8,669 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.
South Lyon Community Schools · $14,023 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $696 per resident a year, or $1.91 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 37%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$540 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar towns
Milford Township’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($540 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 68 Michigan towns and townships of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $543, and the middle half spent $325–$702. Milford Township spent less than 52% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($457,000), 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 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Milford Township itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 30% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Milford 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: $540 · 2024: $696.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $5,685 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.34% 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 Milford 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 Milford Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Milford Township →
Who’s in charge in Milford Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Milford Township’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on villageofmilford.org ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 1,697 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (16,968).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
How Milford Township voted in 2024
Official results for Milford Township’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican55.7%6,594 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat43.0%5,086 votesOthers: 1.4% (160 votes).
Most votes in Milford Township: Donald J Trump
Oakland County: Harris 54.3%, Trump 43.7% · Michigan: Trump 49.7%, Harris 48.3%
of Milford Township’s 12,875 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Michigan: 74%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Mike RogersRepublican54.5%
Elissa SlotkinDemocrat43.5%Most votes in Milford Township: Mike Rogers
Oakland County: Slotkin 54.8%, Rogers 42.7% · Michigan: Slotkin 48.6%, Rogers 48.3%
U.S. House, 2024: 2 districts cover Milford Township, so your street decides which race was yours. All 2 districts’ results →
President, 2024: Milford Township, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milford Township | 55.7% | 43.0% | 1.4% | 11,840 |
| Oakland County | 43.7% | 54.3% | 1.9% | 772,145 |
| 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 Milford Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: villageofmilford.org ↗
- 2Michigan HouseState representatives
- 3Michigan SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseSplit between districts
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Michigan
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Milford Township compares with the towns next door
Milford Township spent $540 per resident in 2022; the 5 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $256 to $1,243. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Brighton Township | $256 | $3,803 |
| Lyon Township | $655 | $5,381 |
| Highland Township | $791 | $3,823 |
| Commerce Township | $1,013 | $3,951 |
| Wixom | $1,243 | $4,673 |
| Milford Township | $540 | $5,685 |
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 Milford Township’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Milford Township’s government
How much does Milford Township spend per resident?
About $696 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 $540 was less than 52% of 68 Michigan towns and townships of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Milford Township?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $5,685 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.34% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.25% across Michigan. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see villageofmilford.org.
Who runs Milford Township’s government?
See villageofmilford.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Milford Township yet.
How did Milford Township vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 55.7%, Kamala D Harris 43.0% (11,840 votes, official results). Oakland County: Harris 54.3%, Trump 43.7%. Michigan: Trump 49.7%, Harris 48.3%.
How many people work for Milford Township?
10 full-time and 56 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $108,496 (about $1.3M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Milford Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 23 (Jim Runestad) and State House District 51 (Matt Maddock). The House district also covers six other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Milford Township’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
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 →