Town government · York County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Dayton took in $5.7 million and spent $7.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes51%State tax money48%County and local tax money0.2%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

48%

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

Town taxes51%

Property tax
51%$2.9 million
Other taxes
0.7%$41 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$41 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money48%

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

From the state
48%$2.8 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$14 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges72%Roads, transit and parking8.2%Running the government and other costs6.0%Sent to other local governments5.4%Police, fire, courts and jails4.4%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

72%

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

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
72%$5.1 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$5.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.2%$577 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$577 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.0%$424 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$231 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$173 thousand
  • Government buildings$20 thousand
Sent to other local governments
5.4%$382 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$376 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.4%$314 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$314 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.4%$242 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$242 thousand
Social services
0.2%$15 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$15 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 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 Dayton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Dayton 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.