Town government · Hancock County, ME

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

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

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes62%Fees for services (water, sewer)26%State tax money9.4%Fines and other2.3%

What stands out

26%

of Castine's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes62%

Property tax
61%$3.0 million
Other taxes
1.2%$59 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$59 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$591 thousand
  • Sewer$570 thousand
  • Garbage collection$71 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$20 thousand
  • School lunches$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.4%

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

From the state
9.4%$456 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$111 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Roads, transit and parking17%Running the government and other costs13%Police, fire, courts and jails6.9%All other spending17%

What stands out

30%

of Castine's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
30%$1.5 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$1.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$804 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$311 thousand
  • Sewer systems$278 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$215 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$797 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and ports and harbors
  • Roads and highways$749 thousand
  • Ports and harbors$48 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$604 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$320 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$229 thousand
  • Government buildings$31 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$17 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.9%$331 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$294 thousand
  • Police$24 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$13 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.6%$316 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$316 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.1%$296 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$264 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$32 thousand
Interest on debt
4.4%$210 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$136 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$74 thousand
Social services
0.1%$6 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Castine. 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 Castine 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.