Town Hall · Maine

Maine, MN town hall & government

Maine spent $109,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $167 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Maine's money goes

Spent
$109,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$167
typical Minnesota towns: $269
Long-term debt
$103,000
$157 per resident
Roads & transportation
$49,00045%
Administration & buildings
$37,00034%
Fire
$8,0007%
Interest on debt
$3,0003%
Sewer & trash
$2,0002%
Other
$10,0009%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 67%
  • From the federal government 11%
  • From the state 10%
  • Fees & charges 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Maine 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 Maine

Full-time staff
0
7 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 part
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

Underwood Public School District

Maine's K–12 school district, shared with Underwood, Sverdrup, Tordenskjold, Dane Prairie and Friberg. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,699
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
571
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$8.2 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Minnesota districts overall: 30% local, 62% state, 8% federal

  • Local 18%
  • State 77%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $12,699 per pupil, $8,413 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.

Also serving Maine: Battle Lake Public School District ($15,169 per pupil) · Perham-Dent Public School District ($13,423 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Maine pay

Typical tax bill
$2,558
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
0.64%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$398,400
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 Maine's government

Town hall & decisions in Maine →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Maine

Maine is represented in Congress by Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith and Representative Michelle Fischbach. Tim Walz is governor.

All of Maine'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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