Town government · Hancock County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Brooklin took in $3.4 million and spent $2.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes82%State tax money17%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)0.5%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

82%

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

Town taxes82%

Property tax
82%$2.8 million

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$18 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Other service charges$6 thousand
  • Garbage collection$5 thousand
  • Road charges$4 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$571 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges66%Roads, transit and parking14%Running the government and other costs11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.7%Police, fire, courts and jails2.9%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

66%

of Brooklin'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
66%$1.9 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$1.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
14%$411 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$411 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$312 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$117 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$113 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$57 thousand
  • Government buildings$25 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.7%$107 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$102 thousand
  • Sewer systems$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.9%$85 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$75 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$7 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.0%$30 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$30 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$22 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand
  • Libraries$8 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$12 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$12 thousand
Social services
0.2%$6 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Brooklin. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Brooklin 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.