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Town Hall · Brooksville

In Brooksville, 93% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Maine

Brooksville’s town government spent $2.6 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,818 per resident. That is its newest year reported to the Census Bureau.

Day-to-day spending, 2022
$2.6M
year to December 31, 2022
Per resident, 2022
$2,818
not compared
Long-term debt
$380,000
end of 2022, reported
Town staff, 2022
38
full-time · 9 part-time · March payroll $98,781
Typical tax bill
$1,945
0.50% of home value · ME 1.02%

What stands out about how Brooksville is run

Read from the town’s budget and official records.

The school district

Brooksville

Brooksville’s elementary school district. The schools are run by Brooksville, so this money is part of the budget above.

Schools in Brooksville →
$20,914
per pupil · ME $20,630
70
students
None
long-term debt

Of the $20,914 per pupil, $9,943 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.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 92%State 8%Federal <1%

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

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

Your share of the 2022 budget

About $2,818 per resident a year, or $7.72 a day

Schools are part of the town’s budget, so they lead the receipt: 73% of day-to-day spending.

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 79%From other local governments 8%Fees & charges 7%From the state 6%Interest, fines & other <1%

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

Schools included

Brooksville runs its own schools, so school spending is part of this budget.

Not in the receipt.Building projects $1,000; payments to other governments $214,000. With these and the enterprises, the whole budget was $2.8 million.
Compared with similar places · Over the years

No comparison or trend for Brooksville yet

The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Brooksville’s 2022 operating figures are mostly a Census estimate, so they aren’t compared. It reported 2022 only (2023 is an estimate), so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.

How Town Hall compares budgets →
Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $1,945 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.50% of the home’s value, vs 1.02% across Maine.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Islesboro$4,300
Castine$4,250
Maine$3,036
Sedgwick$2,545
Brooksville$1,945
Deer Isle$1,890
Penobscot$1,852
$1,945
typical bill a year
0.50%
effective rate
$390,900
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

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

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Brooksville

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

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

One full-time town employee for every 24 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 (910).

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

Schools26
Roads & transportation8
Administration & buildings1 + 7 pt
Parks & libraries1
Fire0 + 1 pt
Health & welfare0 + 1 pt
Other2
38
full-time
9
part-time
$98,781
payroll for March 2022
$1.2M
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$28,900
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
Not compared.Staff are compared with the same group as the budget, and Brooksville’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.

Elections · 2024 general election

How Brooksville voted in 2024

Official results for Brooksville’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.

President683 votes · results as certified
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat64.0%437 votes
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican32.2%220 votes

Others: 3.8% (26 votes).

Most votes in Brooksville: Kamala D Harris

Maine: Harris 52.4%, Trump 45.5%

Turnout
93%

of Brooksville’s 736 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Maine: 75%.

Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).

U.S. Senate674 votes
Angus S King Jr63.5%
Demi KouzounasRepublican24.5%
Others12.0%

Most votes in Brooksville: Angus S King Jr

Maine: Jr 52.1%, Kouzounas 34.6%

President, 2024: Brooksville, its county and the state

HarrisTrumpOthersVotes
Brooksville64.0%32.2%3.8%683
Maine52.4%45.5%2.1%831,375
DemocratRepublicanLibertarianIndependent / other

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.

Who represents Brooksville

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Brooksville.

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 Brooksville compares with the towns next door

Brooksville’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate, so it isn’t placed among them. Neighbors that reported 2022 spent $3,652 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.

Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Castine$3,652 runs schools$4,250
Sedgwickestimate$2,545
Penobscotestimate$1,852
Deer Isleestimate$1,890
Islesboroestimate$4,300
Brooksvilleestimate$1,945

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 Brooksville’s government

Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Brooksville’s government

How much does Brooksville spend per resident?

About $2,818 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau.

What is the property tax rate in Brooksville?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,945 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.50% 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 Brooksville’s government?

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

How did Brooksville vote in 2024?

For president, Kamala D Harris 64.0%, Donald J Trump 32.2% (683 votes, official results). . Maine: Harris 52.4%, Trump 45.5%.

How many people work for Brooksville?

38 full-time and 9 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $98,781 (about $1.2M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Brooksville 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.

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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; 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 →