Town Hall · Abbot

Abbot, ME town hall & government

Abbot spent $732,000 in the year to January 31, 2022, about $1,066 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Abbot's government.

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Abbot's money goes

Spent
$732,000
fiscal year to January 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,066
typical Maine towns: $1,160
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$310,00042%
Administration & buildings
$112,00015%
Parks & libraries
$102,00014%
Sewer & trash
$100,00014%
Fire
$23,0003%
Health & welfare
$4,0001%
Other
$81,00011%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 64%
  • From the state 27%
  • Fees & charges 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%

Abbot didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Abbot

Full-time staff
0
60 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time46 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time14 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Abbot didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

School Administrative District 04

Abbot's K–12 school district, shared with Cambridge, Guilford, Parkman, Sangerville and Wellington. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,222
Maine: $20,630
Students
491
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$146,000
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Maine districts overall: 52% local, 40% state, 8% federal

  • Local 51%
  • State 38%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $18,222 per pupil, $8,880 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Abbot pay

Typical tax bill
$1,393
a year · Maine typical $3,036
Effective rate
0.81%
of home value · Maine 1.02%
Typical home value
$171,200
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Abbot's government

Town hall & decisions in Abbot →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Abbot

Abbot is represented in Congress by Senators Susan M. Collins and Angus S. King, Jr. and Representative Jared F. Golden. Janet Mills is governor.

All of Abbot's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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