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Brownville, ME town hall & government

Brownville spent $1.5 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,234 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Brownville's money goes

Spent
$1.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,234
typical Maine towns: $1,160
Long-term debt
$1.4 million
$1,166 per resident
Sewer & trash
$285,00019%
Administration & buildings
$276,00019%
Roads & transportation
$254,00017%
Police
$247,00017%
Fire
$156,00011%
Water & other utilities
$155,00010%
Parks & libraries
$61,0004%
Interest on debt
$9,0001%
Health & welfare
$2,000<1%
Other
$32,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 35%
  • Fees & charges 22%
  • From the state 14%
  • From other local governments 14%
  • Utility sales 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Sales taxes 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Brownville

Full-time staff
7
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$58,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
1 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Police
2 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

School Administrative District 41

Brownville's K–12 school district, shared with Lagrange and Milo. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$21,816
Maine: $20,630
Students
620
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$862,000
at year end

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

  • Local 31%
  • State 52%
  • Federal 17%

Of the $21,816 per pupil, $12,152 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 Brownville pay

Typical tax bill
$1,250
a year · Maine typical $3,036
Effective rate
1.29%
of home value · Maine 1.02%
Typical home value
$96,700
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 Brownville's government

Town hall & decisions in Brownville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Brownville

Brownville 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 Brownville'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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