Town Hall · Brooks

Brooks, ME town hall & government

Brooks spent $957,000 in the year to January 31, 2022, about $840 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Brooks's money goes

Spent
$957,000
fiscal year to January 31, 2022
Per resident
$840
typical Maine towns: $1,160
Long-term debt
$100,000
$88 per resident
Roads & transportation
$420,00044%
Administration & buildings
$215,00022%
Sewer & trash
$116,00012%
Fire
$63,0007%
Interest on debt
$17,0002%
Parks & libraries
$16,0002%
Health & welfare
$10,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1,000<1%
Other
$99,00010%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 52%
  • From the state 41%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Fees & charges 1%

Brooks didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Brooks

Full-time staff
0
7 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Property tax

What homeowners in Brooks pay

Typical tax bill
$2,096
a year · Maine typical $3,036
Effective rate
1.07%
of home value · Maine 1.02%
Typical home value
$196,700
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 Brooks's government

🏛️ Official websitebrooks.govoffice2.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Brooks →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Brooks

Brooks 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 Brooks'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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