Monson Engine House (Former) · Photo: Doug Kerr · CC BY-SA 2.0How is Monson run?
Monson’s town government spent $819,000 on day-to-day services in the year to January 31, 2022, about $1,232 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Monson didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Monson is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
School Administrative District 68
Monson’s elementary school district, shared with Charleston, Dover-Foxcroft, Sebec. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $10,431 per pupil, $5,681 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 $1,232 per resident a year, or $3.38 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 34%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Monson didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Monson yet
Every year of Monson’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 →The typical homeowner pays $1,664 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.93% 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 Monson’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 Monson’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Monson →
Who’s in charge in Monson
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 665 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 (665).
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.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Monson.
- 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 Monson compares with the towns next door
Monson’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.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Willimantic | estimate | $1,285 |
| Shirley | estimate | $2,522 |
| Abbot | estimate | $1,393 |
| Monson | estimate | $1,664 |
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 Monson’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Monson’s government
How much does Monson spend per resident?
About $1,232 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to January 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Monson didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $837,000.
What is the property tax rate in Monson?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,664 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.93% 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 Monson’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Monson yet.
How many people work for Monson?
1 full-time and 17 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $10,223 (about $122,676 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Monson 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 Monson’s government
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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 Monson, 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 →