How is Maben run?
Maben’s town government spent $569,000 on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $696 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Maben didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Maben is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $696 per resident a year, or $1.91 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 31%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Maben 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 Maben yet
Every year of Maben’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 $1,300 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.63% of the home’s value, vs 0.72% across Mississippi.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Maben’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 Maben’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Maben →
Who’s in charge in Maben
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 409 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 (817).
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.
Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District
Maben’s K–12 school district, shared with Starkville, Sturgis. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,397 per pupil, $7,539 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.
Mississippi districts overall: 33% local, 45% state, 23% federal.
Webster County School District · $11,054 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Maben’s votes are counted by county
Mississippi reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Maben alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Oktibbeha County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican49.3%8,901 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat49.0%8,851 votesOthers: 1.7% (299 votes).
Most votes in Oktibbeha County: Donald J Trump
Mississippi: Trump 60.9%, Harris 38.0%
62% of Maben lies in Oktibbeha County; the rest in Webster County. Every 2024 race in Oktibbeha County is on the county’s page.
Oktibbeha County’s 2024 results →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 Maben.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Mississippi HouseMaben is split between 2 districts
- 3Mississippi SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Mississippi
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Maben’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Maben’s government
How much does Maben spend per resident?
About $696 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Maben didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $1.2 million.
What is the property tax rate in Maben?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,300 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.63% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.72% across Mississippi. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Maben’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Maben yet.
How did Maben vote in 2024?
Mississippi counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Maben alone. Oktibbeha County, where 62% of Maben lies, voted Trump 49.3%, Harris 49.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Maben?
2 full-time and 29 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $15,218 (about $182,616 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Maben in the state legislature?
Maben is split among 2 State House districts, so your address decides. The Mississippi Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 15 (Bart Williams). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Maben’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 Maben, 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 →