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Town Hall · Ypsilanti

Ypsilanti spent less per resident in 2022 than 93% of similar cities

Ypsilanti’s city government spent $27.7 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,406 per resident. Water and other utilities ($337,000) are counted separately.

Town website
Next public meeting

Downtown Development Authority

8:45 am · Council Chambers, 1 S. Huron St.

All meetings →
Day-to-day spending, 2024
$27.7M
year to June 30, 2024
Per resident, 2024
$1,406
In 2022: $1,201, less than 93% of 44 similar cities
Long-term debt
$12.8M
end of FY2024, reported
City staff, 2022
104
full-time · 20 part-time · March payroll $601,035
Typical tax bill
$4,331
1.86% of home value · MI 1.25%

What stands out about how Ypsilanti 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: $1,201 per resident, less than 93% of 44 similar cities.A shared school districtShares Ypsilanti Community Schools with 2 other towns.Its own police and fire30 sworn officers and 19 full-time firefighters on the payroll.
★ What stands out · Meetings

6 upcoming meetings at town hall

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

Recent meetings

  • Nov4
    Historic District Study Committee to Amend YHDWednesday · 7:00 pm · 1 S Huron St, Council ChambersMeeting page ↗
  • Nov3
    Human Relations CommissionTuesday · 6:00 pm · 1 S. Huron, Council ChambersHuman Relations Commissio June 22, 2026Meeting page ↗
  • Nov3
    Human Relations CommissionTuesday · 6:00 pm · 1 S. Huron, Council ChambersHuman Relations Commission June 22, 2026Meeting page ↗
  • Nov3
    Human Relations CommissionTuesday · 6:00 pm · 1 S. Huron, Council ChambersHuman Relations Commission June 22, 2026Meeting page ↗
  • Nov3
    Human Relations CommissionTuesday · 6:00 pm · 1 S. Huron, Council ChambersHuman Relations Commission June 22, 2026Meeting page ↗
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 $1,406 per resident a year, or $3.85 a day

Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 25%.

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 42%From the state 34%Interest, fines & other 7%Fees & charges 7%Other taxes & licenses 6%From the federal government 4%From other local governments <1%
Not in the receipt.Building projects $3.6 million; interest on debt $493,000; payments to other governments $50,000. With these and the enterprises, the whole budget was $32.3 million.
Compared with similar places

$1,201 per resident in 2022: less than 93% of them

Ypsilanti’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,201 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 44 Michigan cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,901, and the middle half spent $1,439–$2,467. Ypsilanti spent less than 93% of them.

Middle half of the group, $1,439–$2,467Median $1,901Ypsilanti

Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →

The group
44

Michigan cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Ypsilanti itself left out).

Over the years

Day-to-day spending is up 16% since 2022

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

Day-to-day spending by fiscal year

2022$24 million
2024$27.7 million

Per resident: 2022: $1,201 · 2024: $1,406.

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 $4,331 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.86% of the home’s value, vs 1.25% across Michigan.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Ypsilanti$4,331
Ypsilanti Township$3,678
Michigan$2,904
$4,331
typical bill a year
1.86%
effective rate
$232,700
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

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

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Ypsilanti

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

See cityofypsilanti.com for Ypsilanti’s current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Ypsilanti yet.cityofypsilanti.com ↗
Who works for Ypsilanti

One full-time city employee for every 190 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 (19,732).

By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022

Police34 + 5 pt
Administration & buildings25 + 8 pt
Roads & transportation26
Fire19 + 3 pt
Housing & development0 + 2 pt
Parks & libraries0 + 2 pt
104
full-time
20
part-time
$601,035
payroll for March 2022
$7.2M
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$66,400
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
30
sworn police officers
19
full-time firefighters
Compared, 2022.Ypsilanti had 5.2 full-time staff per 1,000 residents in March 2022. The median for the 36 of the 44 Michigan cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools that reported 2022 staff was 6.6: Ypsilanti had fewer than 64% of them. Same group and year as the budget comparison.

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

Ypsilanti Community Schools

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

Schools in Ypsilanti →
$20,087
per pupil · MI $16,528
3,747
students
$46.1 million
long-term debt

Of the $20,087 per pupil, $9,500 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 37%State 38%Federal 25%

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

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

Elections · 2024 general election

How Ypsilanti voted in 2024

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

President8,962 votes · results as certified
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat83.8%7,508 votes
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican12.9%1,156 votes

Others: 3.3% (298 votes).

Most votes in Ypsilanti: Kamala D Harris

Washtenaw County: Harris 70.9%, Trump 26.6% · Michigan: Trump 49.7%, Harris 48.3%

Turnout
56%

of Ypsilanti’s 16,028 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Michigan: 74%.

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

U.S. Senate8,872 votes
Elissa SlotkinElissa SlotkinDemocrat82.8%
Mike RogersMike RogersRepublican12.6%
Others4.6%

Most votes in Ypsilanti: Elissa Slotkin

Washtenaw County: Slotkin 70.4%, Rogers 26.6% · Michigan: Slotkin 48.6%, Rogers 48.3%

U.S. House · Michigan’s 6th District453,306 votes
Debbie DingellDemocrat62.0%
Heather SmileyRepublican35.0%
Others3.0%

Most votes in the district: Debbie Dingell

Whole-district result

President, 2024: Ypsilanti, its county and the state

HarrisTrumpOthersVotes
Ypsilanti83.8%12.9%3.3%8,962
Washtenaw County70.9%26.6%2.5%221,542
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 Ypsilanti

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Ypsilanti.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Officials: cityofypsilanti.com ↗
  2. 2
    Michigan HouseState representatives
    Jimmie Wilson
  3. 3
    Michigan SenateState senator
    Jeff Irwin
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
    Gretchen Whitmer
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
    Debbie Dingell
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Michigan
    Gary C. PetersElissa Slotkin

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

Next door

How Ypsilanti compares with the towns next door

Ypsilanti spent $1,201 per resident in 2022. Most of its neighbors are townships, a different kind of government, so the like-for-like comparison is with similar cities, above. Tap a town to see its page.

Ypsilanti Township: $576 per resident (2022)Ypsilanti TownshipYpsilanti
Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Ypsilanti Township$576$3,678
Ypsilanti$1,201$4,331

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 Ypsilanti’s government

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

The Handbook →
Official websitecityofypsilanti.com ↗

Questions about Ypsilanti’s government

How much does Ypsilanti spend per resident?

About $1,406 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,201 was less than 93% of 44 Michigan cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools.

What is the property tax rate in Ypsilanti?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $4,331 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.86% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.25% across Michigan. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofypsilanti.com.

Who runs Ypsilanti’s government?

See cityofypsilanti.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Ypsilanti yet.

How did Ypsilanti vote in 2024?

For president, Kamala D Harris 83.8%, Donald J Trump 12.9% (8,962 votes, official results). Washtenaw County: Harris 70.9%, Trump 26.6%. Michigan: Trump 49.7%, Harris 48.3%.

How many people work for Ypsilanti?

104 full-time and 20 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $601,035 (about $7.2M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Ypsilanti in the state legislature?

State Senate District 15 (Jeff Irwin) and State House District 32 (Jimmie Wilson). The House district also covers three neighboring towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

When is the next public meeting in Ypsilanti?

The next posted meeting is Downtown Development Authority on Tuesday, November 10, at 8:45 am in Council Chambers, 1 S. Huron St., from the city’s own agenda portal.

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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 →