Town Hall · Roque Bluffs

Roque Bluffs, ME town hall & government

Roque Bluffs spent $747,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,490 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Roque Bluffs's money goes

Spent
$747,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,490
typical Maine towns: $1,160
Long-term debt
$7,000
$23 per resident
Paid to other governments
$165,00022%
Roads & transportation
$159,00021%
Administration & buildings
$138,00018%
Schools
$127,00017%
Fire
$37,0005%
Sewer & trash
$37,0005%
Health & welfare
$5,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$3,000<1%
Interest on debt
$2,000<1%
Other
$74,00010%

Roque Bluffs runs its own schools, so school spending is part of its budget. Comparisons are with other Maine towns.

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 89%
  • From the state 10%
  • Fees & charges 1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Roque Bluffs collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Roque Bluffs didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Roque Bluffs

Full-time staff
1
28 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$21,600
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time16 part
Schools
1 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time11 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Roque Bluffs

Roque Bluffs's school district. The schools are run by Roque Bluffs, so this money is part of the budget above.

Spending per pupil
$23,333
Maine: $20,630
Students
3
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 95%
  • State 4%
  • Federal 2%
Property tax

What homeowners in Roque Bluffs pay

Typical tax bill
$1,859
a year · Maine typical $3,036
Effective rate
0.64%
of home value · Maine 1.02%
Typical home value
$290,300
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 Roque Bluffs's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Roque Bluffs

Roque Bluffs 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 Roque Bluffs'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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