Town Hall · Meddybemps

Meddybemps, ME town hall & government

Meddybemps spent $196,000 in the year to February 28, 2022, about $1,315 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Meddybemps's money goes

Spent
$196,000
fiscal year to February 28, 2022
Per resident
$1,315
typical Maine towns: $1,160
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$87,00044%
Paid to other governments
$54,00028%
Sewer & trash
$29,00015%
Fire
$10,0005%
Health & welfare
$9,0005%
Schools
$6,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1,0001%

Meddybemps runs its own schools, so school spending is part of its budget. Comparisons are with other Maine towns.

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 81%
  • From the state 9%
  • Fees & charges 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%

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

Meddybemps didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Meddybemps

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.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Meddybemps

Meddybemps's school district. The schools are run by Meddybemps, so this money is part of the budget above.

Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 71%
  • State 29%
  • Federal 0%
Property tax

What homeowners in Meddybemps pay

Typical tax bill
$1,206
a year · Maine typical $3,036
Effective rate
0.41%
of home value · Maine 1.02%
Typical home value
$295,000
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 Meddybemps's government

Town hall & decisions in Meddybemps →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Meddybemps

Meddybemps 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 Meddybemps'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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