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Milo, ME town hall & government

Milo spent $2.9 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,247 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Milo's money goes

Spent
$2.9 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,247
typical Maine towns: $1,160
Long-term debt
$332,000
$143 per resident
Roads & transportation
$670,00023%
Administration & buildings
$413,00014%
Fire
$313,00011%
Police
$279,00010%
Sewer & trash
$253,0009%
Parks & libraries
$123,0004%
Health & welfare
$36,0001%
Interest on debt
$16,0001%
Other
$782,00027%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 50%
  • Property taxes 43%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Fees & charges 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Milo

Full-time staff
14
27 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$44,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Fire
0 full-time16 part
Roads & transportation
5 full-time1 part
Police
4 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
4 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time3 part
Other
1 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

School Administrative District 41

Milo's K–12 school district, shared with Brownville and Lagrange. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$21,816
Maine: $20,630
Students
620
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$862,000
at year end

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

  • Local 31%
  • State 52%
  • Federal 17%

Of the $21,816 per pupil, $12,152 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 Milo pay

Typical tax bill
$1,450
a year · Maine typical $3,036
Effective rate
1.49%
of home value · Maine 1.02%
Typical home value
$97,100
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 Milo's government

🏛️ Official websitemilo.trcmaine.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Milo →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Milo

Milo 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 Milo'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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