Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0How is Augusta run?
Augusta’s city government spent $76.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $3,989 per resident. Water and other utilities ($3.1 million) and the airport ($876,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Augusta is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Augusta
Augusta’s K–12 school district. The schools are run by Augusta, so this money is part of the budget above.
Of the $19,308 per pupil, $10,483 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Maine districts overall: 52% local, 40% state, 8% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $3,989 per resident a year, or $10.93 a day
Schools are part of the city’s budget, so they lead the receipt: 59% of day-to-day spending.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Augusta runs its own schools, so school spending is part of this budget. Comparisons are with U.S. cities of 10,000–24,999 that run their own schools.
$3,663 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Augusta’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($3,663 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 30 U.S. cities of 10,000–24,999 that run their own schools: the median was $4,014, and the middle half spent $3,450–$4,785. Augusta spent less than 63% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($4.2 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
U.S. cities of 10,000–24,999 that run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Augusta itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 11% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Augusta reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $3,663 · 2024: $3,989.
full-time in March 2025, up from 647 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $2,465 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.23% of the home’s value, vs 1.02% across Maine.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Augusta’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Augusta’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Augusta →
Who’s in charge in Augusta
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Augusta’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on augustamaine.gov ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 27 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (19,066).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
How Augusta voted in 2024
Official results for Augusta’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat54.0%5,386 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican44.1%4,398 votesOthers: 2.0% (197 votes).
Most votes in Augusta: Kamala D Harris
Maine: Harris 52.4%, Trump 45.5%
of Augusta’s 15,311 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Maine: 75%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Augusta: Angus S King Jr
Maine: Jr 52.1%, Kouzounas 34.6%
President, 2024: Augusta, its county and the state
| Harris | Trump | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augusta | 54.0% | 44.1% | 2.0% | 9,981 |
| Maine | 52.4% | 45.5% | 2.1% | 831,375 |
Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Augusta.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: augustamaine.gov ↗
- 2Maine HouseAugusta is split between 2 districts
- 3Maine SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Maine
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Augusta compares with the towns next door
Augusta spent $3,663 per resident in 2022; the 2 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $343 to $727. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Sidney | $343 | $2,474 |
| Manchester | $727 | $3,486 |
| Hallowell | estimate | $3,867 |
| Chelsea | estimate | $2,313 |
| Vassalboro | estimate | $2,117 |
| Augusta | $3,663 | $2,465 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Augusta’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Augusta’s government
How much does Augusta spend per resident?
About $3,989 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $3,663 was less than 63% of 30 U.S. cities of 10,000–24,999 that run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Augusta?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,465 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.23% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.02% across Maine. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see augustamaine.gov.
Who runs Augusta’s government?
See augustamaine.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Augusta yet.
How did Augusta vote in 2024?
For president, Kamala D Harris 54.0%, Donald J Trump 44.1% (9,981 votes, official results). . Maine: Harris 52.4%, Trump 45.5%.
How many people work for Augusta?
697 full-time and 273 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $3.9M (about $46.7M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Augusta in the state legislature?
Augusta is split among 2 State House districts, so your address decides. The Maine Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 15 (Dick Bradstreet). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Augusta’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →