Town Hall · Eastbrook

Eastbrook, ME town hall & government

Eastbrook spent $271,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $651 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Eastbrook's money goes

Spent
$271,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$651
typical Maine towns: $1,160
Long-term debt
$645,000
$1,550 per resident
Administration & buildings
$144,00053%
Paid to other governments
$38,00014%
Interest on debt
$31,00011%
Fire
$19,0007%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$19,0007%
Roads & transportation
$9,0003%
Other
$11,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 64%
  • From other local governments 25%
  • From the state 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Fees & charges <1%

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

Town workforce

Who works for Eastbrook

Full-time staff
0
9 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 part
Fire
0 full-time2 part
Other
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Regional School Unit 24

Eastbrook's K–12 school district, shared with Franklin, Gouldsboro, Mariaville, Sorrento, Steuben and Sullivan. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$26,380
Maine: $20,630
Students
781
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$16.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 58%
  • State 29%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $26,380 per pupil, $12,837 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 Eastbrook pay

Typical tax bill
$2,642
a year · Maine typical $3,036
Effective rate
0.88%
of home value · Maine 1.02%
Typical home value
$300,700
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 Eastbrook's government

Town hall & decisions in Eastbrook →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Eastbrook

Eastbrook 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 Eastbrook'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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