Town Hall · Hanover

Hanover, ME town hall & government

Hanover spent $136,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $521 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Hanover's money goes

Spent
$136,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$521
typical Maine towns: $1,160
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$60,00044%
Administration & buildings
$37,00027%
Health & welfare
$11,0008%
Fire
$9,0007%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$6,0004%
Parks & libraries
$2,0001%
Other
$11,0008%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 71%
  • From the state 24%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Fees & charges 1%

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

Hanover 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 Hanover

Full-time staff
0
4 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Regional School Unit 10

Hanover's K–12 school district, shared with Buckfield, Hartford, Mexico, Roxbury, Rumford and Sumner. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,734
Maine: $20,630
Students
1,803
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 37%
  • State 51%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $20,734 per pupil, $11,009 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 Hanover pay

Typical tax bill
$2,492
a year · Maine typical $3,036
Effective rate
0.74%
of home value · Maine 1.02%
Typical home value
$334,500
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 Hanover's government

Town hall & decisions in Hanover →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Hanover

Hanover 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 Hanover'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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