Town government · Cumberland County, ME

Chebeague Island's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Chebeague Island took in $3.5 million and spent $2.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes91%State tax money7.4%Fees for services (garbage collection, ports and waterways)1.5%Fines and other<0.1%

What stands out

91%

of Chebeague Island's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Town taxes91%

Property tax
91%$3.2 million
Other taxes
0.4%$15 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$7 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$4 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.5%

Fees for services
1.5%$51 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; ports and waterways and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$29 thousand
  • Ports and waterways$20 thousand
  • School lunches$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.4%

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

From the state
7.4%$258 thousand

Fines and other<0.1%

Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges26%Running the government and other costs25%Sent to other local governments14%Roads, transit and parking11%Police, fire, courts and jails8.7%All other spending15%

What stands out

26%

of Chebeague Island'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
26%$658 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$658 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$656 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$437 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$192 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$16 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$11 thousand
Sent to other local governments
14%$364 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$364 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$290 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and ports and harbors
  • Roads and highways$262 thousand
  • Ports and harbors$28 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.7%$225 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$133 thousand
  • Police$47 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$29 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$16 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.0%$181 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$181 thousand
Interest on debt
4.1%$107 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.5%$91 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$63 thousand
  • Libraries$28 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Chebeague Island. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. 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 Chebeague Island 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.