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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Buckfield took in $2.9 million and spent $2.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes55%State tax money32%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)10%Fines and other2.9%

What stands out

10%

of Buckfield's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes55%

Property tax
53%$1.6 million
Other taxes
1.1%$33 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$294 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$191 thousand
  • Garbage collection$90 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$940 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$85 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking33%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Parks, recreation and libraries3.2%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

15%

of Buckfield's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
33%$654 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$654 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$510 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)$391 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$102 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$17 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$426 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$426 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$288 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$288 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.2%$62 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$34 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$28 thousand
Social services
0.4%$8 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$8 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Buckfield. 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 Buckfield 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.