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Owls Head, ME town hall & government

Owls Head spent $1.2 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $736 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Owls Head's money goes

Spent
$1.2 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$736
typical Maine towns: $1,160
Long-term debt
$133,000
$83 per resident
Roads & transportation
$405,00034%
Sewer & trash
$253,00021%
Administration & buildings
$152,00013%
Health & welfare
$115,00010%
Fire
$84,0007%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$26,0002%
Parks & libraries
$10,0001%
Interest on debt
$4,000<1%
Other
$134,00011%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 56%
  • From the state 20%
  • From the federal government 12%
  • Fees & charges 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Owls Head

Full-time staff
3
28 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$18,400
a year, before benefits
Fire
0 full-time17 part
Administration & buildings
3 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time5 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 13

Owls Head's K–12 school district, shared with Cushing, Rockland, South Thomaston and Thomaston. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$24,328
Maine: $20,630
Students
1,501
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$14 million
at year end

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

  • Local 60%
  • State 22%
  • Federal 18%

Of the $24,328 per pupil, $13,898 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 Owls Head pay

Typical tax bill
$2,981
a year · Maine typical $3,036
Effective rate
0.72%
of home value · Maine 1.02%
Typical home value
$413,300
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 Owls Head's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Owls Head

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

All of Owls Head'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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