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Friendship, ME town hall & government

Friendship spent $1.1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $969 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Friendship's money goes

Spent
$1.1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$969
typical Maine towns: $1,160
Long-term debt
$240,000
$210 per resident
Fire
$343,00031%
Roads & transportation
$326,00029%
Administration & buildings
$244,00022%
Sewer & trash
$73,0007%
Water & other utilities
$42,0004%
Health & welfare
$22,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$12,0001%
Police
$5,000<1%
Other
$41,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 78%
  • From the state 15%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Fees & charges 3%
  • Utility sales 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%

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

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Friendship

Full-time staff
3
16 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$43,300
a year, before benefits
Fire
0 full-time16 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time
Roads & transportation
1 full-time

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

Property tax

What homeowners in Friendship pay

Typical tax bill
$2,218
a year · Maine typical $3,036
Effective rate
0.81%
of home value · Maine 1.02%
Typical home value
$275,000
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 Friendship's government

Town hall & decisions in Friendship →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Friendship

Friendship is represented in Congress by Senators Susan M. Collins and Angus S. King, Jr. and Representative Chellie Pingree. Janet Mills is governor.

All of Friendship'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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