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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cherryfield took in $3.3 million and spent $3.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes55%State tax money27%Fines and other8.9%Fees for services (school lunches)6.3%County and local tax money2.8%

What stands out

8.9%

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

Town taxes55%

Property tax
55%$1.8 million

Fees for services6.3%

Fees for services
6.3%$211 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other service charges$205 thousand
  • School lunches$4 thousand
  • Other school charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$896 thousand

County and local tax money2.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.8%$92 thousand

Fines and other8.9%

Interest, rents and other
8.9%$295 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges56%Sent to other local governments13%Running the government and other costs10%Roads, transit and parking8.7%Health and hospitals5.3%All other spending6.9%

What stands out

56%

of Cherryfield'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
56%$2.2 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$2.2 million
Sent to other local governments
13%$522 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$522 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$386 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$282 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$104 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.7%$337 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$337 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.3%$207 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$207 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.5%$176 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$176 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.5%$60 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$60 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$18 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$18 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Cherryfield. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Cherryfield 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.