Town Hall · Waldoboro

Waldoboro, ME town hall & government

Waldoboro spent $5.9 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,158 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Waldoboro's money goes

Spent
$5.9 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,158
typical Maine towns: $1,160
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$1 million18%
Administration & buildings
$888,00015%
Sewer & trash
$869,00015%
Health & welfare
$843,00014%
Police
$779,00013%
Fire
$329,0006%
Parks & libraries
$225,0004%
Water & other utilities
$122,0002%
Interest on debt
$29,000<1%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$6,000<1%
Other
$753,00013%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 73%
  • From the state 13%
  • Fees & charges 10%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Utility sales 1%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%

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

Waldoboro 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 Waldoboro

Full-time staff
32
43 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$60,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
8
full-time, with power of arrest
Health & welfare
4 full-time19 part
Fire
0 full-time21 part
Police
8 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
9 full-time
Administration & buildings
6 full-time
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time
Other
1 full-time

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 40

Waldoboro's K–12 school district, shared with Friendship, Union, 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 Waldoboro pay

Typical tax bill
$2,861
a year · Maine typical $3,036
Effective rate
1.04%
of home value · Maine 1.02%
Typical home value
$274,900
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 Waldoboro's government

🏛️ Official websitewaldoboromaine.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Waldoboro →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Waldoboro

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

All of Waldoboro'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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