Town government · Aroostook County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Crystal took in $343 thousand and spent $251 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money54%Town taxes41%Fines and other4.4%

What stands out

54%

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

Town taxes41%

Property tax
41%$142 thousand

State tax money54%

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

From the state
54%$186 thousand

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.4%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs45%Roads, transit and parking38%Police, fire, courts and jails9.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.4%Health and hospitals0.4%Social services0.4%

What stands out

45%

of Crystal's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
45%$113 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$102 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
38%$96 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$96 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.6%$24 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$21 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.4%$16 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$16 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Social services
0.4%$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 Crystal. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. 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 Crystal 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.