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Sorrento, ME town hall & government

Sorrento spent $702,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,629 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Sorrento's money goes

Spent
$702,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,629
typical Maine towns: $1,160
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Fire
$175,00025%
Roads & transportation
$161,00023%
Administration & buildings
$135,00019%
Sewer & trash
$75,00011%
Parks & libraries
$43,0006%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$8,0001%
Health & welfare
$8,0001%
Other
$97,00014%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 75%
  • From the state 16%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Fees & charges 4%

Sorrento 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 Sorrento

Full-time staff
0
4 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time3 part
Fire
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 24

Sorrento's K–12 school district, shared with Eastbrook, Franklin, Gouldsboro, Mariaville, Steuben and Sullivan. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$26,380
Maine: $20,630
Students
781
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$16.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 58%
  • State 29%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $26,380 per pupil, $12,837 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 Sorrento pay

Typical tax bill
$1,929
a year · Maine typical $3,036
Effective rate
0.65%
of home value · Maine 1.02%
Typical home value
$298,800
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 Sorrento's government

Town hall & decisions in Sorrento →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Sorrento

Sorrento 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 Sorrento'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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