Town government · York County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Buxton took in $10.0 million and spent $8.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes62%State tax money18%Federal tax money9.5%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)8.1%Fines and other1.6%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

10%

of Buxton's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes62%

Property tax
60%$6.0 million
Other taxes
2.0%$198 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$105 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$93 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.1%

Fees for services
8.1%$807 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$348 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$272 thousand
  • Garbage collection$187 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.5%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
9.5%$949 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$1.8 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$32 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$161 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs34%Roads, transit and parking22%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%Health and hospitals9.0%All other spending4.9%

What stands out

10%

of Buxton'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%

Running the government and other costs
34%$2.9 million
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$2.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$826 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$57 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$15 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.0 million
  • Fire protection$504 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$150 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$84 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$880 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$880 thousand
Health and hospitals
9.0%$776 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$776 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.7%$317 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$287 thousand
  • Libraries$30 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$66 thousand
Social services
0.5%$41 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$41 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Buxton. 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 Buxton 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.