Town government · Franklin County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Chesterville took in $1.6 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes56%State tax money41%Fines and other1.3%Fees for services0.9%

What stands out

41%

of Chesterville's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes56%

Property tax
56%$918 thousand

Fees for services0.9%

Fees for services
0.9%$15 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money41%

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

From the state
41%$673 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs48%Roads, transit and parking29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Police, fire, courts and jails7.5%Interest on debt1.8%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

12%

of Chesterville'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%

Running the government and other costs
48%$524 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$337 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$159 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$25 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
29%$319 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$317 thousand
  • Parking$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$129 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$129 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.5%$81 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$54 thousand
  • Fire protection$25 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$20 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Chesterville. 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 Chesterville 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.