Town government · Hancock County, ME

Blue Hill's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Blue Hill took in $9.7 million and spent $8.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes87%State tax money7.5%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)3.8%Fines and other1.6%

What stands out

87%

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

Town taxes87%

Property tax
87%$8.4 million
Other taxes
0.3%$33 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.8%

Fees for services
3.8%$368 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Sewer$349 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.5%

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

From the state
7.5%$729 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$154 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges69%Roads, transit and parking12%Running the government and other costs6.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.0%Parks, recreation and libraries2.2%All other spending5.2%

What stands out

69%

of Blue Hill'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
69%$6.0 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$6.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
12%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Running the government and other costs
6.1%$523 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$384 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$53 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$50 thousand
  • Government buildings$36 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.0%$430 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$226 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$204 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$192 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$107 thousand
  • Libraries$85 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.9%$164 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$164 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.4%$121 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$85 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$27 thousand
  • Police$9 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$93 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$68 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$68 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Blue Hill. 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 Blue Hill 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.