Town government · Washington County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Baileyville took in $22.2 million and spent $10.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money64%Town taxes23%County and local tax money11%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)2.4%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

64%

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

Town taxes23%

Property tax
22%$5.0 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.4%

Fees for services
2.4%$524 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Sewer$240 thousand
  • Garbage collection$222 thousand
  • Other service charges$36 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money64%

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

From the state
64%$14.3 million

County and local tax money11%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
11%$2.4 million

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$90 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges60%Running the government and other costs20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.2%Roads, transit and parking4.9%Police, fire, courts and jails4.5%All other spending5.2%

What stands out

60%

of Baileyville's 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
60%$6.5 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$6.5 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$2.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$688 thousand
  • Government buildings$40 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$30 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$9 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.2%$678 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$346 thousand
  • Sewer systems$332 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.9%$539 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$539 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.5%$494 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$284 thousand
  • Fire protection$188 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$22 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.7%$190 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$190 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$187 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$142 thousand
  • Libraries$45 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$117 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$71 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$71 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$9 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Baileyville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Baileyville 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.