Town government · Hancock County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Dedham took in $6.7 million and spent $5.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes43%State tax money31%County and local tax money24%Fines and other1.3%Federal tax money0.3%Fees for services (school lunches)<0.1%

What stands out

24%

of Dedham's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes43%

Property tax
43%$2.9 million
Other taxes
0.4%$25 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; other government-run businesses and 1 more
  • Other school charges$3 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
  • School lunches$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$18 thousand

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$2.1 million

County and local tax money24%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
24%$1.6 million

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$90 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges69%Sent to other local governments10%Police, fire, courts and jails6.6%Running the government and other costs6.1%Roads, transit and parking5.8%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

69%

of Dedham'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
69%$3.7 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$3.7 million
Sent to other local governments
10%$536 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$536 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.6%$355 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$355 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.1%$329 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$151 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$118 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$50 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$10 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.8%$308 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$308 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.1%$112 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$112 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$25 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$7 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Dedham. 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 Dedham 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.