Town government · Waldo County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Burnham took in $3.2 million and spent $439 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes65%State tax money34%Fees for services0.3%

What stands out

34%

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

Town taxes65%

Property tax
65%$2.1 million
Other taxes
0.2%$7 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$6 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$9 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$1.1 million

Fines and other<0.1%

Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Roads, transit and parking60%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Running the government and other costs8.2%Police, fire, courts and jails6.2%Social services0.2%

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
60%$264 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$264 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$111 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$111 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.2%$36 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$17 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.2%$27 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$27 thousand
Social services
0.2%$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 Burnham. 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 Burnham 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.