Town government · Penobscot County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended January 31, 2022), Chester took in $1.0 million and spent $579 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended January 31, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes70%State tax money21%Fees for services (garbage collection)8.2%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

8.2%

of Chester'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 taxes70%

Property tax
70%$727 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.2%

Fees for services
8.2%$86 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$86 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%$217 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking40%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Running the government and other costs16%Health and hospitals0.5%All other spending0.3%

What stands out

19%

of Chester's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
40%$229 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$229 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$139 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$139 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$111 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$111 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$95 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$67 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$20 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Social services
0.2%$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 Chester. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended January 31, 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 Chester 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.