Town government · Hancock County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Amherst took in $265 thousand and spent $138 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money54%Town taxes43%Fines and other3.8%

What stands out

54%

of Amherst's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes43%

Property tax
42%$112 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money54%

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

From the state
54%$142 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs65%Roads, transit and parking33%Police, fire, courts and jails2.2%

What stands out

65%

of Amherst's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
65%$90 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$67 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$13 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
33%$45 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$45 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.2%$3 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Amherst. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 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 Amherst 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.