Town government · Oxford County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Byron took in $385 thousand and spent $281 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money52%Town taxes46%Fines and other1.6%Fees for services0.3%

What stands out

52%

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

Town taxes46%

Property tax
46%$176 thousand

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money52%

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

From the state
52%$202 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs52%Sent to other local governments19%Schools and colleges11%Roads, transit and parking7.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.6%All other spending6.0%

What stands out

19%

of Byron's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
52%$147 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$102 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$23 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$20 thousand
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Sent to other local governments
19%$53 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$53 thousand
Schools and colleges
11%$30 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$30 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.5%$21 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$21 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.6%$13 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$13 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.6%$10 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and fire protection
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
  • Fire protection$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.5%$7 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Byron. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. 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 Byron 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.