City government · Androscoggin County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Auburn took in $106 million and spent $124 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes56%State tax money39%Fees for services (parks and recreation, school tuition and transportation)3.5%Fines and other1.2%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

39%

of Auburn's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 7%.

City taxes56%

Property tax
56%$59.0 million
Other taxes
0.5%$516 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$516 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.5%

Fees for services
3.5%$3.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 3 more
  • Other service charges$2.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
  • Other school charges$509 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$15 thousand
  • School lunches$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$40.8 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$250 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$1.2 million
Fines
<0.1%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges65%Running the government and other costs17%Interest on debt5.0%Roads, transit and parking4.9%Police, fire, courts and jails4.7%All other spending3.4%

What stands out

65%

of Auburn's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
65%$80.5 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$80.5 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$20.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$17.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$25 thousand
Interest on debt
5.0%$6.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.9%$6.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$5.7 million
  • Airports$203 thousand
  • Public transit$120 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.7%$5.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$4.7 million
  • Fire protection$1.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.5%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.3 million
  • Sewer systems$380 thousand
  • Water supply$188 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$1.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$680 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$309 thousand
Social services
0.2%$283 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$283 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$35 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$35 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Auburn. 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 City of Auburn 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.