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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Calais took in $18.5 million and spent $11.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money59%City taxes28%County and local tax money9.5%Fines and other3.2%Fees for services (school lunches, garbage collection)1.0%

What stands out

59%

of Calais' money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes28%

Property tax
28%$5.1 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.0%

Fees for services
1.0%$178 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; garbage collection and 3 more
  • School lunches$75 thousand
  • Garbage collection$46 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$43 thousand
  • Other school charges$11 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money59%

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

From the state
59%$10.9 million

County and local tax money9.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.5%$1.8 million

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$588 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges96%Sent to other local governments1.7%Running the government and other costs1.3%Interest on debt1.3%Social services0.1%

What stands out

96%

of Calais' spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
96%$10.8 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$10.8 million
Sent to other local governments
1.7%$192 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$192 thousand
Running the government and other costs
1.3%$150 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$150 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$142 thousand
Social services
0.1%$16 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$16 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Calais. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Calais 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.