Town Hall · Ripley

Ripley, ME town hall & government

Ripley spent $386,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $806 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Ripley's money goes

Spent
$386,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$806
typical Maine towns: $1,160
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$268,00069%
Administration & buildings
$54,00014%
Sewer & trash
$31,0008%
Health & welfare
$3,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2,0001%
Other
$28,0007%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 62%
  • Property taxes 26%
  • From the state 12%
  • Fees & charges <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

Ripley 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 Ripley

Full-time staff
0
3 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time2 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

School Administrative District 46

Ripley's K–12 school district, shared with Dexter, Exeter and Garland. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$21,395
Maine: $20,630
Students
833
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$6.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 21%
  • State 65%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $21,395 per pupil, $12,541 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 Ripley pay

Typical tax bill
$1,270
a year · Maine typical $3,036
Effective rate
0.88%
of home value · Maine 1.02%
Typical home value
$144,300
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 Ripley's government

Town hall & decisions in Ripley →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Ripley

Ripley 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 Ripley'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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