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Town Hall · Bowerbank

How is Bowerbank run?

Bowerbank’s town government spent $216,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,912 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Bowerbank didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.

Day-to-day spending, 2022
$216,000
year to June 30, 2022 · Census estimate
Per resident, 2022
$1,912
Census estimate · not compared
Long-term debt
$156,000
end of FY2022 · Census estimate
Town staff, 2022
2
full-time · 2 part-time · March payroll $7,310
Typical tax bill
$1,118
0.56% of home value · ME 1.02%

What stands out about how Bowerbank is run

Read from the town’s budget and official records.

★ What stands out · Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $1,118 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.56% of the home’s value, vs 1.02% across Maine.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Maine$3,036
Dover-Foxcroft$1,916
Sebec$1,810
Willimantic$1,285
Bowerbank$1,118
$1,118
typical bill a year
0.56%
effective rate
$199,500
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Bowerbank’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 Bowerbank’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Bowerbank →

Your share of the 2022 budget

About $1,912 per resident a year, or $5.24 a day

Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 47%.

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 75%From the state 19%Interest, fines & other 5%Fees & charges <1%Other taxes & licenses <1%

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

An estimate

Bowerbank 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.Building projects $5,000; interest on debt $12,000. With these and the enterprises, the whole budget was $234,000.
Compared with similar places · Over the years

No comparison or trend for Bowerbank yet

Every year of Bowerbank’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 Bowerbank

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

Check Bowerbank’s own website for current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Bowerbank yet.
Who works for Bowerbank

One full-time town employee for every 57 residents

On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (113).

By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022

Schools2
Administration & buildings0 + 1 pt
Other0 + 1 pt
2
full-time
2
part-time
$7,310
payroll for March 2022
$87,720
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$38,400
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
Not compared.Staff are compared with the same group as the budget, and Bowerbank’s 2022 budget was a Census estimate, so there is no group to compare with.

The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

The school district

Bowerbank

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

Schools in Bowerbank →
$17,000
per pupil · ME $20,630
2
students
None
long-term debt

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 91%State 9%Federal 0%

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

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

Who represents Bowerbank

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Bowerbank.

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 Bowerbank compares with the towns next door

Bowerbank’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 0 of the 3 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
Dover-Foxcroftestimate$1,916
Sebecestimate$1,810
Willimanticestimate$1,285
Bowerbankestimate$1,118

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 Bowerbank’s government

Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Bowerbank’s government

How much does Bowerbank spend per resident?

About $1,912 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Bowerbank didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $234,000.

What is the property tax rate in Bowerbank?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,118 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.56% 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 Bowerbank’s government?

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

How many people work for Bowerbank?

2 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $7,310 (about $87,720 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Bowerbank in the state legislature?

State Senate District 4 (Stacey Guerin) and State House District 30 (Jim White). The House district also covers 14 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

Ask neighbors about Bowerbank’s government

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
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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 Bowerbank, 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 →