Town Hall · New Gloucester

New Gloucester, ME town hall & government

New Gloucester spent $5 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $868 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where New Gloucester's money goes

Spent
$5 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$868
typical Maine towns: $1,995
Long-term debt
$4 million
$699 per resident
Roads & transportation
$1.5 million29%
Fire
$767,00015%
Administration & buildings
$730,00015%
Sewer & trash
$308,0006%
Parks & libraries
$198,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$93,0002%
Interest on debt
$88,0002%
Water & other utilities
$53,0001%
Police
$47,0001%
Health & welfare
$30,0001%
Other
$1.2 million25%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 64%
  • From the state 23%
  • Fees & charges 4%
  • From other local governments 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce

Who works for New Gloucester

Full-time staff
19
31 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$49,100
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
8 full-time1 part
Health & welfare
0 full-time14 part
Parks & libraries
3 full-time8 part
Administration & buildings
6 full-time
Fire
0 full-time6 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time2 part
Other
1 full-time

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 15

New Gloucester's K–12 school district, shared with Gray. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,848
Maine: $20,630
Students
1,850
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 54%
  • State 39%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $17,848 per pupil, $10,195 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 New Gloucester pay

Typical tax bill
$3,417
a year · Maine typical $3,036
Effective rate
0.96%
of home value · Maine 1.02%
Typical home value
$357,100
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.

Local

Contact New Gloucester's government

🏛️ Official websitenewgloucester.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in New Gloucester →

Beyond town hall

Who represents New Gloucester

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

All of New Gloucester'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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