Town Hall · Phillips

Phillips, ME town hall & government

Phillips spent $1.3 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,311 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Phillips's money goes

Spent
$1.3 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,311
typical Maine towns: $1,160
Long-term debt
$119,000
$116 per resident
Roads & transportation
$599,00045%
Fire
$172,00013%
Administration & buildings
$168,00013%
Sewer & trash
$120,0009%
Health & welfare
$26,0002%
Interest on debt
$6,000<1%
Parks & libraries
$5,000<1%
Other
$248,00018%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 43%
  • From the state 32%
  • Interest, fines & other 16%
  • Fees & charges 8%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Phillips

Full-time staff
4
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$60,900
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
3 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time4 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Phillips didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

School Administrative District 58

Phillips's K–12 school district, shared with Avon, Kingfield and Strong. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,900
Maine: $20,630
Students
589
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 53%
  • State 40%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $19,900 per pupil, $10,112 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 Phillips pay

Typical tax bill
$2,582
a year · Maine typical $3,036
Effective rate
1.35%
of home value · Maine 1.02%
Typical home value
$190,800
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 Phillips's government

🏛️ Official websitephillipsmaine.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Phillips →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Phillips

Phillips 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 Phillips'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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