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Cranberry Isles, ME town hall & government

Cranberry Isles spent $2.1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $15,478 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Cranberry Isles's money goes

Spent
$2.1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$15,478
typical Maine towns: $1,160
Long-term debt
$2 million
$14,413 per resident
Roads & transportation
$848,00040%
Schools
$472,00022%
Administration & buildings
$272,00013%
Sewer & trash
$161,0008%
Paid to other governments
$113,0005%
Interest on debt
$65,0003%
Fire
$50,0002%
Health & welfare
$23,0001%
Parks & libraries
$19,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$15,0001%
Other
$98,0005%

Cranberry Isles 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 88%
  • Fees & charges 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • From the state 3%
  • From the federal government 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Cranberry Isles

Full-time staff
6
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$42,300
a year, before benefits
Schools
4 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time2 part
Fire
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Cranberry Isles

Cranberry Isles's elementary school district. The schools are run by Cranberry Isles, so this money is part of the budget above.

Spending per pupil
$39,308
Maine: $20,630
Students
13
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 89%
  • State 9%
  • Federal 2%

Of the $39,308 per pupil, $20,846 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 Cranberry Isles pay

Typical tax bill
$3,273
a year · Maine typical $3,036
Effective rate
0.75%
of home value · Maine 1.02%
Typical home value
$439,100
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 Cranberry Isles's government

🏛️ Official websitecranberryisles-me.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Cranberry Isles →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Cranberry Isles

Cranberry Isles 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 Cranberry Isles'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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