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New Sharon's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), New Sharon took in $1.4 million and spent $1.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes40%Fees for services (sewer)27%State tax money19%Fines and other13%County and local tax money1.7%

What stands out

11%

of New Sharon's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes40%

Property tax
28%$406 thousand
Sales tax
11%$154 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$7 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$384 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$263 thousand
  • Other service charges$121 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
19%$279 thousand

County and local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.7%$24 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
12%$178 thousand
Fines
0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Roads, transit and parking16%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.5%All other spending6.6%

What stands out

12%

of New Sharon's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
38%$417 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$225 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$119 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$36 thousand
  • Government buildings$29 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$209 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$117 thousand
  • Fire protection$60 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$23 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$174 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$174 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$134 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$75 thousand
  • Libraries$59 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.5%$81 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$81 thousand
Sent to other local governments
5.7%$62 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$62 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of New Sharon. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of New Sharon itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.