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Buckfield, ME town hall & government

Buckfield spent $2 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $947 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Buckfield's money goes

Spent
$2 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$947
typical Maine towns: $1,160
Long-term debt
$42,000
$20 per resident
Roads & transportation
$654,00033%
Fire
$426,00022%
Administration & buildings
$391,00020%
Sewer & trash
$288,00015%
Parks & libraries
$62,0003%
Health & welfare
$13,0001%
Interest on debt
$8,000<1%
Other
$119,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 53%
  • From the state 32%
  • Fees & charges 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Buckfield collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

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

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Buckfield

Full-time staff
8
25 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$58,700
a year, before benefits
Health & welfare
2 full-time12 part
Fire
0 full-time12 part
Administration & buildings
3 full-time
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Regional School Unit 10

Buckfield's K–12 school district, shared with Hanover, Hartford, Mexico, Roxbury, Rumford and Sumner. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,734
Maine: $20,630
Students
1,803
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 37%
  • State 51%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $20,734 per pupil, $11,009 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 Buckfield pay

Typical tax bill
$2,860
a year · Maine typical $3,036
Effective rate
1.26%
of home value · Maine 1.02%
Typical home value
$227,700
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 Buckfield's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofbuckfield.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Buckfield →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Buckfield

Buckfield 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 Buckfield'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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