Town Hall · Anson

Anson, ME town hall & government

Anson spent $2 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $839 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Anson's money goes

Spent
$2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$839
typical Maine towns: $1,160
Long-term debt
$858,000
$358 per resident
Roads & transportation
$521,00026%
Administration & buildings
$376,00019%
Fire
$250,00012%
Sewer & trash
$202,00010%
Police
$181,0009%
Parks & libraries
$38,0002%
Health & welfare
$34,0002%
Interest on debt
$10,000<1%
Other
$398,00020%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 56%
  • From the state 32%
  • Interest, fines & other 12%
Town workforce

Who works for Anson

Full-time staff
8
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$54,800
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
5 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
3 full-time
Other
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

School Administrative District 74

Anson's K–12 school district, shared with Embden, New Portland and Solon. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$21,107
Maine: $20,630
Students
588
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$911,000
at year end

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

  • Local 50%
  • State 38%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $21,107 per pupil, $12,175 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 Anson pay

Typical tax bill
$1,572
a year · Maine typical $3,036
Effective rate
1.33%
of home value · Maine 1.02%
Typical home value
$117,800
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 Anson's government

Town hall & decisions in Anson →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Anson

Anson 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 Anson'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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