Town government · York County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended January 31, 2022), Cornish took in $1.4 million and spent $1.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended January 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes61%State tax money31%Fines and other5.4%Fees for services (garbage collection)2.8%

What stands out

5.4%

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

Town taxes61%

Property tax
61%$878 thousand

Fees for services2.8%

Fees for services
2.8%$40 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$23 thousand
  • Other service charges$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$439 thousand

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
5.4%$78 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs25%Roads, transit and parking23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Parks, recreation and libraries16%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

17%

of Cornish'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
25%$263 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)$124 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$89 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$33 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$239 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$223 thousand
  • Parking$16 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$178 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$178 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$176 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$169 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$6 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
16%$166 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$91 thousand
  • Libraries$75 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$19 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Social services
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of Town of Cornish 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.