Town Hall · Avon

Avon, ME town hall & government

Avon spent $253,000 in the year to December 31, 2024, about $560 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Avon's money goes

Spent
$253,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$560
typical Maine towns: $1,995
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Fire
$120,00047%
Sewer & trash
$54,00021%
Paid to other governments
$47,00019%
Health & welfare
$22,0009%
Other
$10,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 100%
  • From the state <1%
  • From the federal government <1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Avon collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Town workforce

Who works for Avon

Full-time staff
0
13 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time2 part
Other
0 full-time5 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 58

Avon's K–12 school district, shared with Kingfield, Phillips and Strong. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,900
Maine: $20,630
Students
589
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 53%
  • State 40%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $19,900 per pupil, $10,112 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 Avon pay

Typical tax bill
$1,469
a year · Maine typical $3,036
Effective rate
1.04%
of home value · Maine 1.02%
Typical home value
$141,700
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 Avon's government

Town hall & decisions in Avon →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Avon

Avon 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 Avon'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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