A nonpartisan resource for Maine residents

Understand how your town spends, taxes, and values what you own.

Three plain-language tools, one place. Not run by any municipality, county, or school district — built so you can see for yourself.

Tool 01 — BudgetData.net

Every department, every dollar, every year.

A structured, searchable home for municipal budget data. See where your town's money comes from and where it goes, year over year.

Total budget
$14.2M ▲ 3.1% vs. last year

Per resident
$2,410 estimated

Schools $6.8M · Public safety $3.1M · Public works $2.0M · Admin $1.4M

Tool 02 — Maine Tax Relief Guide

Answer a few questions. Find out what you might qualify for.

A short, embeddable eligibility check for Maine's property-tax relief programs — homestead exemption, circuit breaker, and more. Takes about two minutes.

Eligibility check · step 2 of 4

Do you own the home you live in?

Tool 03 — The Revaluation Guide

"Revaluation isn't your town raising your taxes — it's your town re-measuring what everyone's property is actually worth."

A plain-language guide to why revaluation happens, how it's done, and what it means for your next tax bill.