Tax
Base:
30-33 % paid by business
67-70% paid by residents
|
Year |
New
Business Starts |
Businesses
Re-located/Expanded |
Business
Closures |
|
2011 |
35 |
1 |
20 |
|
2010 |
24 |
1 |
22 |
|
2009 |
40 |
5 |
24 |
|
2008 |
38 |
4 |
23 |
|
2007 |
31 |
5 |
11 |
|
2006 |
18 |
- |
23 |
|
Lease
rates – average |
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|
School
Street |
$21 |
|
|
Depot
Street |
$10-15 |
|
|
Main
north of Bow |
$15 |
|
|
Bow/Main
area |
$30-52 |
|
|
Lower
Main |
$12-20 |
|
|
Route
One South |
$7-15 |
|
Vacancy
Rates (includes Freeport Village Station)
|
|
Village 2010 |
Village 2011 |
Lower
Main 2010 |
Lower
Main 2011 |
Route
1 South 2010 |
Route
1 South 2011 |
Total Town 2010 |
Total Town 2011 |
|
Combined* |
13.7% |
10.1% |
14.7% |
22.4% |
12.3% |
7.6% |
13.5% |
11.7% |
|
*Combined
retail and office |
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Maine
Taxable Sales |
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|
|
Total
Sales (percent) (1) |
Retail
(percent) |
Lodging
(percent) |
Restaurant
(percent) |
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|
|
2010/ 2009 |
2009/ 2008 |
2008/ 2007 |
2010/ 2009 |
2009/ 2008 |
2008/ 2007 |
2010/ 2009 |
2009/ 2008 |
2008/ 2007 |
2010/ 2009 |
2009/ 2008 |
2008/ 2007 |
|
Freeport |
4.99 |
-5.43 |
-8.42 |
6.09 |
-5.68 |
-9.77 |
5.33 |
-6.31 |
-6.46 |
-0.33 |
.96 |
3.08 |
|
Portland |
3.71 |
-7.40 |
-4.15 |
3.87 |
-2.55 |
-3.13 |
12.72 |
-8.10 |
7.70 |
5.08 |
-1.41 |
4.10 |
|
South
Portland |
2.27 |
-9.00 |
-4.45 |
1.30 |
-10.46 |
-7.24 |
7.32 |
-11.03 |
-18.13 |
4.81 |
-1.90 |
-3.96 |
|
Ogunquit |
8.95 |
-3.50 |
-0.58 |
9.55 |
15.21 |
-19.62 |
8.66 |
-3.26 |
-1.35 |
8.83 |
-3.26 |
0.65 |
|
Boothbay
Harbor |
-0.33 |
-10.78 |
-5.13 |
4.07 |
34.99 |
-8.51 |
15.89 |
-16.41 |
-3.75 |
3.02 |
-8.05 |
-6.40 |
|
Camden |
-1.79 |
-8.23 |
-2.48 |
1.89 |
-11.74 |
-8.75 |
15.27 |
-8.29 |
3.97 |
4.29 |
.66 |
-0.56 |
|
Bar
Harbor |
9.94 |
-4.47 |
-0.69 |
8.73 |
10.42 |
-16.06 |
12.19 |
-4.75 |
0.28 |
11.24 |
-4.66 |
-1.48 |
|
Kittery |
4.72 |
-3.44 |
-1.26 |
4.47 |
-4.11 |
-2.08 |
-9.58 |
-10.44 |
-5.12 |
7.85 |
2.38 |
3.36 |
|
Rockland |
1.31 |
-8.69 |
-5.55 |
1.83 |
8.97 |
-13.04 |
7.33 |
-7.43 |
-3.33 |
6.40 |
3.40 |
8.6 |
|
Rockport |
5.41 |
-12.10 |
-6.72
|
-6.06 |
-2.02 |
-6.83 |
7.76 |
-15.96 |
2.35 |
-0.88 |
-17.04 |
-6.69 |
|
State |
3.00 |
-6.15 |
-1.76 |
3.17 |
-2.69 |
3.28 |
8.16 |
-6.44 |
-0.33 |
3.59 |
-0.09 |
7.78 |
|
Brunswick |
-1.18 |
(2) |
(2) |
-2.31 |
(2) |
(2) |
-5.37 |
(2) |
(2) |
0.15 |
(2) |
(2) |
|
(1)
Total of all taxable sales: Business Operating, Building Supply, Food
Store, General Merchandise, Other Retail, Auto Trans, Restaurant, Lodging.
(2) Data collection not started until 2009 for Brunswick. |
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Tax
Rate (per $1000):
Freeport
$15.15
Brunswick $22.87 Bath
$17.20 Topsham $14.75 Yarmouth $19.80
Cumberland $15.30
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Recent
Openings: |
Recent
Closings: |
Upcoming
Changes: |
|
Art
Guild Gallery Jos
A Bank Nordica
Theatre Freeport
Yoga Company |
Miyako Friendly’s The
Prep Kitchen |
Lovell
Designs moving to 32 Main Street |
