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Rangeley, ME town hall & government

Rangeley spent $4.8 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $4,129 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Rangeley's money goes

Spent
$4.8 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$4,129
typical Maine towns: $1,160
Long-term debt
$2.2 million
$1,869 per resident
Sewer & trash
$1.1 million24%
Roads & transportation
$994,00021%
Administration & buildings
$678,00014%
Fire
$427,0009%
Police
$381,0008%
Parks & libraries
$212,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$156,0003%
Health & welfare
$144,0003%
Interest on debt
$76,0002%
Other
$566,00012%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 82%
  • Fees & charges 10%
  • From the state 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%

Rangeley 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 Rangeley

Full-time staff
21
21 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$60,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
and 2 full-time firefighters
Administration & buildings
7 full-time6 part
Fire
2 full-time11 part
Sewer & trash
5 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Police
2 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
1 full-time1 part
Health & welfare
0 full-time1 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 78

Rangeley's K–12 school district, shared with Dallas plantation, Rangeley plantation and Sandy River plantation. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$27,080
Maine: $20,630
Students
199
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$959,000
at year end

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

  • Local 84%
  • State 10%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $27,080 per pupil, $13,533 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 Rangeley pay

Typical tax bill
$2,482
a year · Maine typical $3,036
Effective rate
0.58%
of home value · Maine 1.02%
Typical home value
$424,700
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 Rangeley's government

🏛️ Official websiterangeleymaine.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Rangeley →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Rangeley

Rangeley 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 Rangeley'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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