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Ashland, ME town hall & government

Ashland spent $1.8 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,469 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Ashland's money goes

Spent
$1.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,469
typical Maine towns: $1,160
Long-term debt
$58,000
$48 per resident
Police
$553,00031%
Administration & buildings
$404,00023%
Roads & transportation
$248,00014%
Health & welfare
$218,00012%
Sewer & trash
$169,0009%
Parks & libraries
$125,0007%
Fire
$10,0001%
Interest on debt
$7,000<1%
Other
$49,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 60%
  • Property taxes 28%
  • Fees & charges 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
Town workforce

Who works for Ashland

Full-time staff
14
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$56,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
full-time, with power of arrest
Health & welfare
4 full-time
Police
3 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
3 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time2 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 32

Ashland's K–12 school district, shared with Garfield plantation, Masardis and Portage Lake. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$22,606
Maine: $20,630
Students
231
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$23.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 39%
  • State 56%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $22,606 per pupil, $12,108 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 Ashland pay

Typical tax bill
$1,511
a year · Maine typical $3,036
Effective rate
1.21%
of home value · Maine 1.02%
Typical home value
$125,000
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 Ashland's government

Town hall & decisions in Ashland →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Ashland

Ashland 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 Ashland'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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