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Town Hall · Woodstock

Woodstock runs its own hospital

Woodstock’s town government spent $5 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $3,580 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Woodstock didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.

Day-to-day spending, 2024
$5.0M
year to December 31, 2024 · Census estimate
Per resident, 2024
$3,580
Census estimate · not compared
Long-term debt
$1.9M
end of 2024 · Census estimate
Town staff, 2022
10
full-time, hospital & welfare staff apart (10 in all) · March payroll $68,380
Typical tax bill
$1,627
0.74% of home value · ME 1.02%

What stands out about how Woodstock is run

Read from the town’s budget and official records.

★ What stands out · Your share of the 2024 budget

About $3,580 per resident a year, or $9.81 a day

Schools are part of the town’s budget, so they lead the receipt: 59% of day-to-day spending.

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 68%From the state 12%Fees & charges 10%Interest, fines & other 10%Other taxes & licenses 1%
Schools included

Woodstock runs its own schools, so school spending is part of this budget.

An estimate

Woodstock didn’t report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.

Not in the receipt.Building projects $234,000; interest on debt $104,000. With these and the enterprises, the whole budget was $5.4 million.
Why the hospital is apart.The Census Bureau counts the hospital it runs in the town’s books ($2,000, 0% of all operations). Only 135 of the 11,301 towns and cities of 2,500+ run one (Census finance files), so it is shown here and left out of every per-resident comparison.
Data note.The 2024 hospital figure ($2,000) is identical to 2022’s in the Census files.
Compared with similar places · Over the years

No comparison or trend for Woodstock yet

Every year of Woodstock’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town reported none of its dollars for 2022–2024. 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 $1,627 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.74% of the home’s value, vs 1.02% across Maine.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Maine$3,036
Bethel$2,835
Greenwood$2,212
Sumner$2,167
West Paris$2,083
Peru$1,799
Woodstock$1,627
$1,627
typical bill a year
0.74%
effective rate
$219,600
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

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

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Woodstock

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

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

One full-time town employee for every 141 residents, not counting hospital, health & welfare staff

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 (1,407).

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

Administration & buildings6 + 1 pt
Fire0 + 12 pt
Roads & transportation4
Parks & libraries0 + 1 pt
10
full-time
14
part-time
$68,380
payroll for March 2022
$820,560
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$73,900
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
Not compared.Staff are compared with the same group as the budget, and Woodstock’s 2022 budget was a Census estimate, so there is no group to compare with.

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

School Administrative District 44

Woodstock’s K–12 school district, shared with Bethel, Greenwood, Newry. The schools are run by Woodstock, so this money is part of the budget above.

Schools in Woodstock →
$21,162
per pupil · ME $20,630
672
students
$793,000
long-term debt

Of the $21,162 per pupil, $11,763 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 80%State 11%Federal 9%

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

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

Elections · 2024 general election

How Woodstock voted in 2024

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

President947 votes · results as certified
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican57.9%548 votes
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat40.3%382 votes

Others: 1.8% (17 votes).

Most votes in Woodstock: Donald J Trump

Maine: Harris 52.4%, Trump 45.5%

Turnout
97%

of Woodstock’s 977 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Maine: 75%.

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

U.S. Senate932 votes
Angus S King Jr47.7%
Demi KouzounasRepublican42.5%
Others9.8%

Most votes in Woodstock: Angus S King Jr

Maine: Jr 52.1%, Kouzounas 34.6%

President, 2024: Woodstock, its county and the state

TrumpHarrisOthersVotes
Woodstock57.9%40.3%1.8%947
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 Woodstock

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Woodstock.

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 Woodstock compares with the towns next door

Woodstock’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 1 of the 5 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $673 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
Peru$673$1,799
West Parisestimate$2,083
Greenwoodestimate$2,212
Sumnerestimate$2,167
Bethelestimate$2,835
Woodstockestimate$1,627

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 Woodstock’s government

Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Woodstock’s government

How much does Woodstock spend per resident?

About $3,580 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Woodstock didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $5.4 million.

What is the property tax rate in Woodstock?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,627 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.74% 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 Woodstock’s government?

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

How did Woodstock vote in 2024?

For president, Donald J Trump 57.9%, Kamala D Harris 40.3% (947 votes, official results). . Maine: Harris 52.4%, Trump 45.5%.

How many people work for Woodstock?

10 full-time and 14 part-time employees in March 2022 (plus 0 full-time hospital, health & welfare staff), with a March payroll of $68,380 (about $820,560 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Woodstock in the state legislature?

State Senate District 19 (Joe Martin) and State House District 79 (Mike Lance). 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 (for Woodstock, 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 →