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Etna, ME town hall & government

Etna spent $693,000 in the year to June 30, 2024, about $561 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Etna's money goes

Spent
$693,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$561
typical Maine towns: $1,995
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$226,00033%
Roads & transportation
$181,00026%
Sewer & trash
$91,00013%
Fire
$65,0009%
Interest on debt
$30,0004%
Health & welfare
$24,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$19,0003%
Parks & libraries
$1,000<1%
Other
$56,0008%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 70%
  • From the state 23%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • Fees & charges <1%

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

Etna didn't report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Etna

Full-time staff
0
5 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time3 part
Other
0 full-time2 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Regional School Unit 19

Etna's K–12 school district, shared with Corinna, Dixmont, Hartland, Newport, Palmyra and Plymouth. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,928
Maine: $20,630
Students
1,871
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$25.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 34%
  • State 56%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $17,928 per pupil, $10,236 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 Etna pay

Typical tax bill
$1,745
a year · Maine typical $3,036
Effective rate
0.95%
of home value · Maine 1.02%
Typical home value
$183,000
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 Etna's government

Town hall & decisions in Etna →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Etna

Etna 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 Etna'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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