Town Hall · Bar Harbor

Bar Harbor, ME town hall & government

Bar Harbor spent $24.1 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $4,314 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Bar Harbor's money goes

Spent
$24.1 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$4,314
typical Maine towns: $1,160
Long-term debt
$16.1 million
$2,875 per resident
Schools
$8 million33%
Roads & transportation
$3.5 million15%
Sewer & trash
$2.5 million10%
Police
$1.8 million7%
Fire
$1.7 million7%
Water & other utilities
$1.3 million6%
Administration & buildings
$1.1 million4%
Interest on debt
$508,0002%
Parks & libraries
$505,0002%
Health & welfare
$412,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$84,000<1%
Other
$2.8 million11%

Bar Harbor runs its own schools, so school spending is part of its budget. Comparisons are with other Maine towns.

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 63%
  • Fees & charges 20%
  • Utility sales 7%
  • From the state 4%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Bar Harbor

Full-time staff
120
54 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$57,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
12
and 9 full-time firefighters
Schools
57 full-time46 part
Police
16 full-time5 part
Administration & buildings
13 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
13 full-time
Fire
9 full-time
Sewer & trash
8 full-time
Water & other utilities
4 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. Bar Harbor didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Property tax

What homeowners in Bar Harbor pay

Typical tax bill
$4,279
a year · Maine typical $3,036
Effective rate
0.79%
of home value · Maine 1.02%
Typical home value
$538,400
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.

Local

Contact Bar Harbor's government

🏛️ Official websitebarharbormaine.gov ↗
Town hall phone(207) 288-4098

Town hall & decisions in Bar Harbor →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Bar Harbor

Bar Harbor 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 Bar Harbor'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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