Town Hall · Gray

Gray, ME town hall & government

Gray spent $10.1 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,221 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Gray's money goes

Spent
$10.1 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,221
typical Maine towns: $1,160
Long-term debt
$6.8 million
$814 per resident
Roads & transportation
$2 million20%
Administration & buildings
$1.6 million15%
Police
$1.4 million14%
Parks & libraries
$872,0009%
Sewer & trash
$777,0008%
Interest on debt
$247,0002%
Housing & development
$206,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$203,0002%
Fire
$180,0002%
Health & welfare
$24,000<1%
Other
$2.7 million26%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 62%
  • Fees & charges 11%
  • From the state 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • From the federal government 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Sales taxes 1%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Gray 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 Gray

Full-time staff
36
47 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$85,000
a year, before benefits
Full-time firefighters
8
on the town payroll
Fire
8 full-time14 part
Parks & libraries
5 full-time19 part
Administration & buildings
9 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
8 full-time3 part
Sewer & trash
3 full-time3 part
Housing & development
1 full-time1 part
Health & welfare
0 full-time2 part
Other
2 full-time2 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

School Administrative District 15

Gray's K–12 school district, shared with New Gloucester. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,848
Maine: $20,630
Students
1,850
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 54%
  • State 39%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $17,848 per pupil, $10,195 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 Gray pay

Typical tax bill
$3,683
a year · Maine typical $3,036
Effective rate
1.01%
of home value · Maine 1.02%
Typical home value
$363,700
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.

Local

Contact Gray's government

🏛️ Official websitegraymaine.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Gray →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Gray

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

All of Gray'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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