Town government · Somerset County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Athens took in $2.8 million and spent $3.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money56%Town taxes38%Fines and other3.7%County and local tax money2.7%Fees for services (school lunches)0.2%

What stands out

56%

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

Town taxes38%

Property tax
38%$1.0 million

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$6 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and school lunches
  • Other service charges$5 thousand
  • School lunches$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money56%

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

From the state
56%$1.5 million

County and local tax money2.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.7%$76 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$102 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges74%Sent to other local governments9.6%Running the government and other costs6.6%Roads, transit and parking5.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.1%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

74%

of Athens' 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
74%$2.7 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$2.7 million
Sent to other local governments
9.6%$349 thousand
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$349 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.6%$239 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$208 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$31 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.7%$206 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$206 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.1%$76 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$76 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.0%$73 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$73 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Athens. 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 Athens 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.