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Hartland, ME town hall & government

Hartland spent $5.5 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $3,049 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Hartland's money goes

Spent
$5.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$3,049
typical Maine towns: $1,995
Long-term debt
$5.7 million
$3,124 per resident
Roads & transportation
$1.2 million21%
Sewer & trash
$684,00012%
Administration & buildings
$273,0005%
Water & other utilities
$114,0002%
Parks & libraries
$73,0001%
Housing & development
$62,0001%
Fire
$45,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$16,000<1%
Health & welfare
$7,000<1%
Other
$3.1 million56%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 40%
  • Property taxes 26%
  • From the federal government 22%
  • From other local governments 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Hartland

Full-time staff
9
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$45,500
a year, before benefits
Full-time firefighters
1
on the town payroll
Administration & buildings
3 full-time
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time2 part
Fire
1 full-time
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 19

Hartland's K–12 school district, shared with Corinna, Dixmont, Etna, 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 Hartland pay

Typical tax bill
$1,658
a year · Maine typical $3,036
Effective rate
1.19%
of home value · Maine 1.02%
Typical home value
$139,200
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 Hartland's government

Town hall & decisions in Hartland →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Hartland

Hartland 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 Hartland'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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