Town government · Somerset County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Anson took in $2.6 million and spent $2.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes56%State tax money32%Fines and other12%

What stands out

12%

of Anson's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes56%

Property tax
56%$1.5 million

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$826 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$316 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Roads, transit and parking26%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%Parks, recreation and libraries1.9%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

10%

of Anson'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%

Running the government and other costs
39%$774 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$386 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$376 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$12 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$521 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$521 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$431 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$250 thousand
  • Police$181 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$202 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$162 thousand
  • Sewer systems$40 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$38 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$23 thousand
  • Libraries$15 thousand
Social services
1.7%$34 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$34 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Anson. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Anson 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.