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.
Where Brownville's money goes
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%
Who works for Brownville
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.
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.
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.
What homeowners in Brownville pay
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.
Contact Brownville's government
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.
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.