Town government · Washington County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Beals took in $1.6 million and spent $1.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes72%State tax money28%Fees for services0.2%Fines and other<0.1%

What stands out

72%

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

Town taxes72%

Property tax
72%$1.2 million

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$4 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$453 thousand

Fines and other<0.1%

Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges76%Running the government and other costs11%Roads, transit and parking8.2%Parks, recreation and libraries1.8%Sent to other local governments1.6%Health and hospitals0.9%

What stands out

76%

of Beals' 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
76%$997 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$997 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$145 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$102 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$42 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.2%$107 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$107 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$23 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$23 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.6%$21 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$21 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$12 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Beals. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. 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 Beals 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.