Town Hall · Vinalhaven

Vinalhaven, ME town hall & government

Vinalhaven spent $4 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $3,068 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Vinalhaven's money goes

Spent
$4 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$3,068
typical Maine towns: $1,995
Long-term debt
$2.1 million
$1,611 per resident
Administration & buildings
$1 million26%
Sewer & trash
$921,00023%
Roads & transportation
$695,00018%
Fire
$363,0009%
Police
$125,0003%
Parks & libraries
$114,0003%
Interest on debt
$85,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$27,0001%
Health & welfare
$1,000<1%
Other
$599,00015%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 84%
  • Fees & charges 6%
  • From the state 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%

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

Town workforce

Who works for Vinalhaven

Full-time staff
11
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$51,000
a year, before benefits
Full-time firefighters
1
on the town payroll
Roads & transportation
4 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
3 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
1 full-time1 part
Fire
1 full-time
Other
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 08

Vinalhaven's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$31,100
Maine: $20,630
Students
150
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$34,000
at year end

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

  • Local 82%
  • State 11%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $31,100 per pupil, $16,240 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 Vinalhaven pay

Typical tax bill
$3,598
a year · Maine typical $3,036
Effective rate
0.84%
of home value · Maine 1.02%
Typical home value
$428,400
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 Vinalhaven's government

Town hall & decisions in Vinalhaven →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Vinalhaven

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

All of Vinalhaven'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

Vinalhaven

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

Vinalhaven 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