Town government · Hancock County, ME

Cranberry Isles's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cranberry Isles took in $2.2 million and spent $2.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes88%Fees for services (parking, ports and waterways)5.3%Fines and other2.9%State tax money2.8%Federal tax money1.0%

What stands out

88%

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

Town taxes88%

Property tax
88%$1.9 million

Fees for services5.3%

Fees for services
5.3%$117 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParking and ports and waterways
  • Parking$112 thousand
  • Ports and waterways$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.0%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
1.0%$23 thousand

State tax money2.8%

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

From the state
2.8%$63 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$64 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking40%Schools and colleges22%Running the government and other costs17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.5%Sent to other local governments5.3%All other spending8.1%

What stands out

22%

of Cranberry Isles' spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
40%$848 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; ports and harbors and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$766 thousand
  • Ports and harbors$77 thousand
  • Parking$5 thousand
Schools and colleges
22%$472 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$472 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$370 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)$206 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$98 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$60 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.5%$161 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$161 thousand
Sent to other local governments
5.3%$113 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$113 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.0%$65 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$50 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$15 thousand
Interest on debt
3.0%$65 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$19 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$10 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$15 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$15 thousand
Social services
0.4%$8 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Cranberry Isles. 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 Cranberry Isles 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.