Photo: Anewt72690 · CC BY-SA 3.0In Blue Hill, 92% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Maine
Blue Hill’s town government spent $8.8 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, about $3,112 per resident.
What stands out about how Blue Hill is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Blue Hill
Blue Hill’s elementary school district. The schools are run by Blue Hill, so this money is part of the budget above.
Of the $12,838 per pupil, $7,084 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 $3,112 per resident a year, or $8.53 a day
Schools are part of the town’s budget, so they lead the receipt: 74% of day-to-day spending.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Blue Hill runs its own schools, so school spending is part of this budget.
No comparison for Blue Hill yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample). Blue Hill’s 2022 operating figures are mostly a Census estimate, so it has no like-for-like peer figure. It reported 2023; the next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →Day-to-day spending is up 16% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Blue Hill 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: $2,875 · 2023: $3,112. Per resident it went from $2,875 to $3,112 (up 8%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 2,651 to 2,831.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $2,907 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.73% 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 Blue Hill’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 Blue Hill’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Blue Hill →
Who’s in charge in Blue Hill
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Blue Hill’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on bluehillme.govoffice2.com ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 39 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (2,831).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
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 Blue Hill voted in 2024
Official results for Blue Hill’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat66.6%1,369 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican30.5%628 votesOthers: 2.9% (60 votes).
Most votes in Blue Hill: Kamala D Harris
Maine: Harris 52.4%, Trump 45.5%
of Blue Hill’s 2,248 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Maine: 75%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Blue Hill: Angus S King Jr
Maine: Jr 52.1%, Kouzounas 34.6%
President, 2024: Blue Hill, its county and the state
| Harris | Trump | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Hill | 66.6% | 30.5% | 2.9% | 2,057 |
| 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 Blue Hill.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: bluehillme.govoffice2.com ↗
- 2Maine HouseState representatives
- 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 Blue Hill compares with the towns next door
Blue Hill’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate, so it isn’t placed among them. Neighbors that reported 2022 spent $3,343 to $6,055 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
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 Blue Hill’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Blue Hill’s government
How much does Blue Hill spend per resident?
About $3,112 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Blue Hill?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,907 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.73% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.02% across Maine. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see bluehillme.govoffice2.com.
Who runs Blue Hill’s government?
See bluehillme.govoffice2.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Blue Hill yet.
How did Blue Hill vote in 2024?
For president, Kamala D Harris 66.6%, Donald J Trump 30.5% (2,057 votes, official results). . Maine: Harris 52.4%, Trump 45.5%.
How many people work for Blue Hill?
72 full-time and 9 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $368,783 (about $4.4M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Blue Hill in the state legislature?
State Senate District 7 (Nicole Grohoski) and State House District 16 (Nina Milliken). The House district also covers five other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Blue Hill’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 →