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Town Hall · Lowell

In Lowell, 81% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Maine

Lowell’s town government spent $990,000 on day-to-day services in the year to January 31, 2022, about $2,742 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Lowell didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.

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Day-to-day spending, 2022
$990,000
year to January 31, 2022 · Census estimate
Per resident, 2022
$2,742
Census estimate · not compared
Long-term debt
$652,000
end of FY2022 · Census estimate
Town staff, 2022
1
full-time · 1 part-time · March payroll $3,623 · Census estimate
Typical tax bill
$1,478
0.70% of home value · ME 1.02%

What stands out about how Lowell is run

Read from the town’s budget and official records.

Elections · 2024 general election

How Lowell voted in 2024

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

President267 votes · results as certified
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican73.4%196 votes
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat25.5%68 votes

Others: 1.1% (3 votes).

Most votes in Lowell: Donald J Trump

Maine: Harris 52.4%, Trump 45.5%

Turnout
81%

of Lowell’s 331 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Maine: 75%.

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

U.S. Senate263 votes
Demi KouzounasRepublican58.6%
Angus S King Jr35.4%
Others6.1%

Most votes in Lowell: Demi Kouzounas

Maine: Jr 52.1%, Kouzounas 34.6%

President, 2024: Lowell, its county and the state

TrumpHarrisOthersVotes
Lowell73.4%25.5%1.1%267
Maine45.5%52.4%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.

Your share of the 2022 budget

About $2,742 per resident a year, or $7.51 a day

Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 18%.

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 83%From the state 17%Fees & charges <1%Other taxes & licenses <1%Interest, fines & other <1%
An estimate

Lowell 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.Interest on debt $34,000; payments to other governments $449,000. With these, the whole budget was $1.5 million.
About “Other”.51% of Lowell’s day-to-day spending ($501,000) is filed by the Census Bureau outside the named functions above, so the receipt can’t say what it buys.
Compared with similar places · Over the years

No comparison or trend for Lowell yet

Every year of Lowell’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 →
Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $1,478 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.70% of the home’s value, vs 1.02% across Maine.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Maine$3,036
Enfield$2,152
Lowell$1,478
Passadumkeag$1,225
Burlington$582
$1,478
typical bill a year
0.70%
effective rate
$209,700
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

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

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Lowell

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

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

One full-time town employee for every 361 residents

On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (361).

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

Administration & buildings1 + 1 pt
1
full-time
1
part-time
$3,623
payroll for March 2022
$43,476
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$14,700
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
Estimates.Lowell didn’t report its staff figures; these are the Census Bureau’s estimates, so they aren’t compared with other towns.

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

Lowell

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

Schools in Lowell →
$8,333
per pupil · ME $20,630
3
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 Lowell

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Lowell.

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 Lowell compares with the towns next door

Lowell’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 3 of the 3 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $573 to $2,117 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
Enfield$573$2,152
Passadumkeag$1,669$1,225
Burlington$2,117 runs schools$582
Lowellestimate$1,478

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 Lowell’s government

Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Lowell’s government

How much does Lowell spend per resident?

About $2,742 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to January 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Lowell didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $1.5 million.

What is the property tax rate in Lowell?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,478 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.70% 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 Lowell’s government?

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

How did Lowell vote in 2024?

For president, Donald J Trump 73.4%, Kamala D Harris 25.5% (267 votes, official results). . Maine: Harris 52.4%, Trump 45.5%.

How many people work for Lowell?

1 full-time and 1 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $3,623 (about $43,476 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.

Who represents Lowell in the state legislature?

State Senate District 8 (Mike Tipping) and State House District 18 (Mathew McIntyre). The House district also covers 15 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 (for Lowell, 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 →