Town government · York County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Arundel took in $12.2 million and spent $3.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes84%State tax money7.4%Fines and other4.8%Fees for services (parks and recreation)3.4%

What stands out

83%

of Arundel's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Town taxes84%

Property tax
83%$10.2 million
Other taxes
1.2%$143 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$143 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.4%

Fees for services
3.4%$422 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$258 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$164 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.4%

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

From the state
7.4%$902 thousand

Fines and other4.8%

Interest, rents and other
4.8%$590 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Roads, transit and parking25%Running the government and other costs21%Parks, recreation and libraries9.3%Interest on debt3.1%All other spending6.6%

What stands out

35%

of Arundel's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$894 thousand
  • Fire protection$355 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$30 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$11 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$900 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$900 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$757 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$511 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$112 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$106 thousand
  • Government buildings$20 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.3%$337 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$337 thousand
Interest on debt
3.1%$114 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.4%$86 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$86 thousand
Social services
2.4%$86 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$86 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.9%$68 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$68 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Arundel. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Town of Arundel 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.