In Orland, 95% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Maine
Orland’s town government spent $871,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $388 per resident.
What stands out about how Orland is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $388 per resident a year, or $1.06 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 37%.
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Revenue is well above spending. That usually means Orland collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted.
$832 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar towns
Orland’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($832 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 $748, and the middle half spent $568–$1,149. Orland spent more than 55% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($176,000), as the Census Bureau counts 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; Orland itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is down 52% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Orland 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: $832 · 2024: $388.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $2,089 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.75% 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 Orland’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 Orland’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Orland →
Who’s in charge in Orland
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 561 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (2,242).
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 25
Orland’s K–12 school district, shared with Bucksport, Prospect, Verona Island. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $20,423 per pupil, $9,857 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.
How Orland voted in 2024
Official results for Orland’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican49.5%765 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat48.4%747 votesOthers: 2.1% (32 votes).
Most votes in Orland: Donald J Trump
Maine: Harris 52.4%, Trump 45.5%
of Orland’s 1,627 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Maine: 75%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Orland: Angus S King Jr
Maine: Jr 52.1%, Kouzounas 34.6%
President, 2024: Orland, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orland | 49.5% | 48.4% | 2.1% | 1,544 |
| Maine | 45.5% | 52.4% | 2.1% | 831,375 |
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.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Orland.
- 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 Orland compares with the towns next door
Orland spent $832 per resident in 2022; the neighbor that reported 2022 spent $1,124. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Verona Island | $1,124 | $2,007 |
| Bucksport | estimate | $2,021 |
| Ellsworth | estimate | $3,262 |
| Penobscot | estimate | $1,852 |
| Dedham | estimate | $3,942 |
| Orland | $832 | $2,089 |
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 Orland’s government
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Questions about Orland’s government
How much does Orland spend per resident?
About $388 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $832 was more than 55% of 100 Maine towns and townships of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Orland?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,089 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.75% 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 Orland’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Orland yet.
How did Orland vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 49.5%, Kamala D Harris 48.4% (1,544 votes, official results). . Maine: Harris 52.4%, Trump 45.5%.
How many people work for Orland?
4 full-time and 7 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $21,430 (about $257,160 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Orland in the state legislature?
State Senate District 7 (Nicole Grohoski) and State House District 17 (Steve Bishop). The House district also covers three neighboring 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 →