Town Hall · Aurora

Aurora, ME town hall & government

Aurora spent $200,000 in the year to February 28, 2022, about $1,786 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Aurora's money goes

Spent
$200,000
fiscal year to February 28, 2022
Per resident
$1,786
typical Maine towns: $1,160
Long-term debt
$41,000
$366 per resident
Roads & transportation
$104,00052%
Administration & buildings
$40,00020%
Fire
$16,0008%
Sewer & trash
$15,0008%
Interest on debt
$3,0002%
Other
$22,00011%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 45%
  • Property taxes 36%
  • Interest, fines & other 18%

Aurora 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 Aurora

Full-time staff
0
11 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time11 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Airline Community School District

Aurora's elementary school district, shared with Amherst, Great Pond and Osborn. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$28,167
Maine: $20,630
Students
30
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 62%
  • State 34%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $28,167 per pupil, $15,100 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 Aurora pay

Typical tax bill
$2,025
a year · Maine typical $3,036
Effective rate
1.07%
of home value · Maine 1.02%
Typical home value
$189,400
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 Aurora's government

Town hall & decisions in Aurora →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Aurora

Aurora 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 Aurora'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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