Town Hall · Dover-Foxcroft

Dover-Foxcroft, ME town hall & government

Dover-Foxcroft spent $8.5 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,080 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Dover-Foxcroft's money goes

Spent
$8.5 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,080
typical Maine towns: $1,160
Long-term debt
$2.3 million
$557 per resident
Sewer & trash
$2 million24%
Administration & buildings
$1.6 million18%
Roads & transportation
$1.1 million13%
Police
$662,0008%
Fire
$546,0006%
Parks & libraries
$414,0005%
Interest on debt
$169,0002%
Health & welfare
$81,0001%
Other
$1.9 million23%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 55%
  • From the state 27%
  • Fees & charges 12%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%

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

Dover-Foxcroft 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 Dover-Foxcroft

Full-time staff
27
49 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$58,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
6
full-time, with power of arrest
Sewer & trash
3 full-time27 part
Police
6 full-time18 part
Administration & buildings
9 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
9 full-time
Other
0 full-time2 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

School Administrative District 68

Dover-Foxcroft's elementary school district, shared with Charleston, Monson and Sebec. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$10,431
Maine: $20,630
Students
977
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$822,000
at year end

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

  • Local 38%
  • State 51%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $10,431 per pupil, $5,681 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 Dover-Foxcroft pay

Typical tax bill
$1,916
a year · Maine typical $3,036
Effective rate
1.18%
of home value · Maine 1.02%
Typical home value
$162,600
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.

Local

Contact Dover-Foxcroft's government

🏛️ Official websitedover-foxcroft.org ↗
Town hall phone207-564-3318

Town hall & decisions in Dover-Foxcroft →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Dover-Foxcroft

Dover-Foxcroft 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 Dover-Foxcroft'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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