Town Hall · Baldwin

Baldwin, ME town hall & government

Baldwin spent $598,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $364 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Baldwin's money goes

Spent
$598,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$364
typical Maine towns: $1,160
Long-term debt
$137,000
$83 per resident
Administration & buildings
$189,00032%
Roads & transportation
$133,00022%
Sewer & trash
$117,00020%
Fire
$49,0008%
Health & welfare
$38,0006%
Parks & libraries
$38,0006%
Paid to other governments
$12,0002%
Interest on debt
$2,000<1%
Other
$20,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 68%
  • From the state 23%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • Fees & charges 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Baldwin

Full-time staff
11
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$58,800
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
5 full-time
Administration & buildings
3 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Other
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

School Administrative District 55

Baldwin's K–12 school district, shared with Cornish, Hiram, Parsonsfield and Porter. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,571
Maine: $20,630
Students
996
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 44%
  • State 41%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $17,571 per pupil, $9,693 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 Baldwin pay

Typical tax bill
$2,540
a year · Maine typical $3,036
Effective rate
0.97%
of home value · Maine 1.02%
Typical home value
$263,200
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 Baldwin's government

Town hall & decisions in Baldwin →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Baldwin

Baldwin is represented in Congress by Senators Susan M. Collins and Angus S. King, Jr. and Representative Chellie Pingree. Janet Mills is governor.

All of Baldwin'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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