Town Hall · Smithfield

Smithfield, ME town hall & government

Smithfield spent $2.4 million in the year to January 31, 2022, about $2,395 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Smithfield's money goes

Spent
$2.4 million
fiscal year to January 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,395
typical Maine towns: $1,160
Long-term debt
$300,000
$298 per resident
Police
$362,00015%
Administration & buildings
$273,00011%
Roads & transportation
$172,0007%
Health & welfare
$110,0005%
Interest on debt
$12,000<1%
Other
$1.5 million62%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 88%
  • From the state 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Smithfield

Full-time staff
1
17 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$41,700
a year, before benefits
Fire
0 full-time12 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time2 part
Health & welfare
0 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time2 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 54

Smithfield's K–12 school district, shared with Canaan, Cornville, Mercer, Norridgewock and Skowhegan. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$22,337
Maine: $20,630
Students
2,238
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$29.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 33%
  • State 50%
  • Federal 17%

Of the $22,337 per pupil, $13,143 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 Smithfield pay

Typical tax bill
$2,866
a year · Maine typical $3,036
Effective rate
1.18%
of home value · Maine 1.02%
Typical home value
$242,800
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 Smithfield's government

Town hall & decisions in Smithfield →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Smithfield

Smithfield 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 Smithfield'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.

You’re browsing

Smithfield

Maine · ME · Somerset County
View town boundary →
Township / city / CDP overlaps possible.
Loading boundary…

Smithfield is your selected town. The feed includes posts assigned to this town, not a distance radius or ZIP code.

Neighborhoods narrow the feed further, while townwide announcements, events, and issues remain visible.

Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/15 · 2025-01-01