Photo: User:Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0Franklin spent less per resident in 2022 than 90% of similar towns
Franklin’s town government spent $668,000 on day-to-day services in the year to February 28, 2023, about $419 per resident. Water and other utilities ($83,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Franklin is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$448 per resident in 2022: less than 90% of them
Franklin’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($448 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 100 Maine towns and townships of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $764, and the middle half spent $574–$1,149. Franklin spent less than 90% of them.
Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Maine towns and townships of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Franklin itself left out).
About $419 per resident a year, or $1.15 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 33%.
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Day-to-day spending is down 5% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Franklin 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: $448 · 2023: $419.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $2,231 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.91% 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 Franklin’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 Franklin’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Franklin →
Who’s in charge in Franklin
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 1,594 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 (1,594).
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.
Regional School Unit 24
Franklin’s K–12 school district, shared with Eastbrook, Gouldsboro, Mariaville, Sorrento, Steuben and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $26,380 per pupil, $12,837 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.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Franklin.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 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 Franklin compares with the towns next door
Franklin spent $448 per resident in 2022; the neighbor that reported 2022 spent $1,054. Towns that run more services spend more. 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).
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Questions about Franklin’s government
How much does Franklin spend per resident?
About $419 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to February 28, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $448 was less than 90% of 100 Maine towns and townships of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Franklin?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,231 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.91% 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 Franklin’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Franklin yet.
How many people work for Franklin?
1 full-time and 20 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $14,026 (about $168,312 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Franklin in the state legislature?
State Senate District 6 (Marianne Moore) and State House District 12 (Billy Bob Faulkingham). The House district also covers six 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 →