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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended January 31, 2022), Allagash took in $257 thousand and spent $239 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended January 31, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes59%Fees for services (garbage collection)25%State tax money15%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

25%

of Allagash's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes59%

Property tax
59%$152 thousand

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$63 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$61 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$39 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Fines
1.2%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking39%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails5.9%Social services1.3%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%

What stands out

28%

of Allagash's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
39%$94 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$94 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$68 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$68 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$59 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$51 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$7 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.9%$14 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$13 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Social services
1.3%$3 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Allagash. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended January 31, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Allagash 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.