Town government · York County, ME

Acton's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Acton took in $10.0 million and spent $9.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes76%State tax money16%Federal tax money4.7%Fees for services (garbage collection)2.3%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

4.7%

of Acton's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes76%

Property tax
75%$7.4 million
Other taxes
1.3%$128 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$94 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.3%

Fees for services
2.3%$225 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$185 thousand
  • Garbage collection$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.7%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
4.7%$466 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$1.6 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$2 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$105 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges53%Roads, transit and parking12%Sent to other local governments11%Running the government and other costs11%Police, fire, courts and jails7.6%All other spending4.8%

What stands out

53%

of Acton's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
53%$4.9 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$4.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
12%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Sent to other local governments
11%$1.0 million
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$1.0 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$965 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$596 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$193 thousand
  • Government buildings$77 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$63 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$36 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.6%$698 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$698 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.5%$320 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$320 thousand
Social services
0.8%$71 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$71 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$17 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$17 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$14 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$11 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$11 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Acton. 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 Town of Acton 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.