Town Hall · Hollis

Hollis, ME town hall & government

Hollis spent $4 million in the year to June 30, 2023, about $824 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Hollis's money goes

Spent
$4 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2023
Per resident
$824
typical Maine towns: $1,600
Long-term debt
$1.8 million
$373 per resident
Roads & transportation
$1.2 million31%
Administration & buildings
$803,00020%
Fire
$581,00015%
Parks & libraries
$420,00011%
Sewer & trash
$270,0007%
Health & welfare
$122,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$107,0003%
Interest on debt
$53,0001%
Other
$402,00010%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 48%
  • Fees & charges 30%
  • From the state 17%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Sales taxes 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Hollis

Full-time staff
18
30 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$39,600
a year, before benefits
Full-time firefighters
4
on the town payroll
Fire
5 full-time23 part
Administration & buildings
10 full-time
Parks & libraries
2 full-time5 part
Health & welfare
1 full-time
Other
0 full-time2 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

School Administrative District 06

Hollis's K–12 school district, shared with Buxton, Frye Island, Limington and Standish. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,168
Maine: $20,630
Students
3,322
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$7.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 54%
  • State 42%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $18,168 per pupil, $9,777 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 Hollis pay

Typical tax bill
$2,625
a year · Maine typical $3,036
Effective rate
0.77%
of home value · Maine 1.02%
Typical home value
$338,900
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 Hollis's government

🏛️ Official websitehollismaine.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Hollis →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Hollis

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

All of Hollis'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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