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Town Hall · Beddington

How is Beddington run?

Beddington’s town government spent $192,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $4,000 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Beddington didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.

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Day-to-day spending, 2022
$192,000
year to December 31, 2022 · Census estimate
Per resident, 2022
$4,000
Census estimate · not compared
Long-term debt
Not reported
end of 2022 · Census estimate
Town staff, 2022
0
full-time · 11 part-time · March payroll $1,414 · Census estimate
Typical tax bill
$1,045
0.44% of home value · ME 1.02%

What stands out about how Beddington is run

Read from the town’s budget and official records.

★ What stands out · Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $1,045 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.44% of the home’s value, vs 1.02% across Maine.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Maine$3,036
Deblois$1,068
Beddington$1,045
$1,045
typical bill a year
0.44%
effective rate
$237,500
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Beddington’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. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.

Tax bills are one input to Beddington’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Beddington →

Your share of the 2022 budget

About $4,000 per resident a year, or $10.96 a day

Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 39%.

Where the money comes from
From the state 56%Property taxes 36%Fees & charges 5%Interest, fines & other 2%Other taxes & licenses <1%
An estimate

Beddington didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.

Not in the receipt.Payments to other governments $65,000. With these and the enterprises, the whole budget was $258,000.
Compared with similar places · Over the years

No comparison or trend for Beddington yet

Every year of Beddington’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.

How Town Hall compares budgets →
Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Beddington

Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.

Check Beddington’s own website for current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Beddington yet.
The school district

Beddington

Beddington’s school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Beddington →
None
long-term debt

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 95%State 5%Federal 0%

Maine districts overall: 52% local, 40% state, 8% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Who represents Beddington

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Beddington.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your townTown government
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Maine HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Maine SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Maine

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Next door

How Beddington compares with the towns next door

Beddington’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 0 of the 1 towns next door reported 2022 figures. Tap a town to see its page.

Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Debloisestimate$1,068
Beddingtonestimate$1,045

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 Beddington’s government

Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Beddington’s government

How much does Beddington spend per resident?

About $4,000 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Beddington didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $258,000.

What is the property tax rate in Beddington?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,045 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.44% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.02% across Maine. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.

Who runs Beddington’s government?

We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Beddington yet.

How many people work for Beddington?

0 full-time and 11 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $1,414 (about $16,968 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.

Who represents Beddington in the state legislature?

State Senate District 6 (Marianne Moore) and State House District 18 (Mathew McIntyre). The House district also covers 15 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

Ask neighbors about Beddington’s government

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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 (for Beddington, the Bureau’s estimates); 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 →