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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Casco took in $6.1 million and spent $4.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes63%State tax money21%Fines and other11%Fees for services (parks and recreation)5.0%

What stands out

11%

of Casco's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes63%

Property tax
61%$3.7 million
Other taxes
1.7%$103 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$69 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.0%

Fees for services
5.0%$304 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$262 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$42 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$1.3 million

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$696 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails28%Running the government and other costs27%Roads, transit and parking26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.9%Parks, recreation and libraries6.3%All other spending4.2%

What stands out

28%

of Casco's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Fire protection$1.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$167 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$31 thousand
  • Police$9 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$735 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$432 thousand
  • Government buildings$127 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$18 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.9%$383 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$383 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.3%$303 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$226 thousand
  • Libraries$77 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.1%$101 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$101 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$71 thousand
Social services
0.5%$26 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$26 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$5 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Casco. 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 Casco 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.