Town government · Aroostook County, ME

Castle Hill's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Castle Hill took in $412 thousand and spent $347 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other47%State tax money33%Town taxes20%

What stands out

47%

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

Town taxes20%

Property tax
20%$83 thousand

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$135 thousand

Fines and other47%

Interest, rents and other
47%$194 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking50%Running the government and other costs35%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Parks, recreation and libraries2.6%

What stands out

35%

of Castle Hill's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
50%$173 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$173 thousand
Running the government and other costs
35%$123 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$92 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$16 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$42 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$29 thousand
  • Fire protection$13 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$9 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Castle Hill. 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 Castle Hill 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.