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Town Hall · Mount Chase

How is Mount Chase run?

Mount Chase’s town government spent $343,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,786 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Mount Chase didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.

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Day-to-day spending, 2022
$343,000
year to December 31, 2022 · Census estimate
Per resident, 2022
$1,786
Census estimate · not compared
Long-term debt
Not reported
end of 2022 · Census estimate
Town staff, 2022
0
full-time · 5 part-time · March payroll $752
Typical tax bill
$1,548
1.34% of home value · ME 1.02%

What stands out about how Mount Chase is run

Read from the town’s budget and official records.

★ What stands out · Your share of the 2022 budget

About $1,786 per resident a year, or $4.89 a day

Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 56%.

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 64%From the state 35%Fees & charges <1%Interest, fines & other <1%
An estimate

Mount Chase 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. With these and the enterprises, the whole budget was $353,000.
Compared with similar places · Over the years

No comparison or trend for Mount Chase yet

Every year of Mount Chase’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 $1,548 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.34% of the home’s value, vs 1.02% across Maine.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Maine$3,036
Hersey$2,417
Mount Chase$1,548
Patten$1,199
$1,548
typical bill a year
1.34%
effective rate
$115,700
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

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

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Mount Chase

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

Check Mount Chase’s own website for current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Mount Chase yet.
The school district

Regional School Unit 89

Mount Chase’s K–12 school district, shared with Patten, Sherman, Stacyville. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Mount Chase →
$22,842
per pupil · ME $20,630
279
students
None
long-term debt

Of the $22,842 per pupil, $11,412 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 38%State 44%Federal 18%

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

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

Elections · 2024 general election

How Mount Chase voted in 2024

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

President154 votes · results as certified
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican64.3%99 votes
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat32.5%50 votes

Others: 3.2% (5 votes).

Most votes in Mount Chase: Donald J Trump

Maine: Harris 52.4%, Trump 45.5%

Turnout
71%

of Mount Chase’s 218 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Maine: 75%.

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

U.S. Senate151 votes
Demi KouzounasRepublican54.3%
Angus S King Jr36.4%
Others9.3%

Most votes in Mount Chase: Demi Kouzounas

Maine: Jr 52.1%, Kouzounas 34.6%

President, 2024: Mount Chase, its county and the state

TrumpHarrisOthersVotes
Mount Chase64.3%32.5%3.2%154
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.

Who represents Mount Chase

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Mount Chase.

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 Mount Chase compares with the towns next door

Mount Chase’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 1 of the 2 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $1,129 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
Patten$1,129$1,199
Herseyestimate$2,417
Mount Chaseestimate$1,548

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 Mount Chase’s government

Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Mount Chase’s government

How much does Mount Chase spend per resident?

About $1,786 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Mount Chase didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $353,000.

What is the property tax rate in Mount Chase?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,548 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.34% 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 Mount Chase’s government?

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

How did Mount Chase vote in 2024?

For president, Donald J Trump 64.3%, Kamala D Harris 32.5% (154 votes, official results). . Maine: Harris 52.4%, Trump 45.5%.

How many people work for Mount Chase?

0 full-time and 5 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $752 (about $9,024 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Mount Chase in the state legislature?

State Senate District 2 (Trey Stewart) and State House District 29 (Nancy Theriault). 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 (for Mount Chase, 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 →