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Union, ME town hall & government

Union spent $2 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $899 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Union's money goes

Spent
$2 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$899
typical Maine towns: $1,160
Long-term debt
$1.7 million
$762 per resident
Roads & transportation
$517,00025%
Health & welfare
$498,00024%
Administration & buildings
$391,00019%
Interest on debt
$78,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$49,0002%
Fire
$41,0002%
Parks & libraries
$17,0001%
Other
$455,00022%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 87%
  • From the state 11%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
  • Fees & charges <1%
  • Sales taxes <1%

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

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Union

Full-time staff
10
21 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$70,500
a year, before benefits
Fire
0 full-time18 part
Administration & buildings
6 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

School Administrative District 40

Union's K–12 school district, shared with Friendship, Waldoboro, Warren and Washington. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,160
Maine: $20,630
Students
1,782
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$894,000
at year end

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

  • Local 55%
  • State 45%
  • Federal <1%

Of the $20,160 per pupil, $11,302 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 Union pay

Typical tax bill
$3,276
a year · Maine typical $3,036
Effective rate
1.22%
of home value · Maine 1.02%
Typical home value
$267,600
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.

Local

Contact Union's government

Town hall & decisions in Union →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Union

Union is represented in Congress by Senators Susan M. Collins and Angus S. King, Jr. and Representative Chellie Pingree. Janet Mills is governor.

All of Union'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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