Town government · Franklin County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Avon took in $42.0 million and spent $253 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes100%State tax money<0.1%

What stands out

100%

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

Town taxes100%

Property tax

100%$42.0 million

Federal tax money<0.1%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government

<0.1%$12 thousand

State tax money<0.1%

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

From the state

<0.1%$26 thousand

Fines and other<0.1%

Interest, rents and other

<0.1%$9 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Police, fire, courts and jails47%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Sent to other local governments19%Health and hospitals8.7%Running the government and other costs4.0%

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails

47%$120 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection

Fire protection$120 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

21%$54 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste

Garbage and solid waste$54 thousand

Sent to other local governments

19%$47 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$47 thousand

Health and hospitals

8.7%$22 thousand

What's in health and hospitalsPublic health

Public health$22 thousand

Running the government and other costs

4.0%$10 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsOther government-run businesses

Other government-run businesses$10 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Avon. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Town of Avon 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.