Town government · Penobscot County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended January 31, 2022), Dixmont took in $891 thousand and spent $516 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes58%State tax money37%Fees for services3.5%Fines and other2.2%

What stands out

37%

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

Town taxes58%

Property tax
58%$513 thousand
Other taxes
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.5%

Fees for services
3.5%$31 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$326 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking50%Running the government and other costs37%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.6%Social services0.6%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

37%

of Dixmont'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%

Roads, transit and parking
50%$257 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$257 thousand
Running the government and other costs
37%$192 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other government-run businesses and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$180 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$9 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$53 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$53 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.6%$8 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$8 thousand
Social services
0.6%$3 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Dixmont. 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 Dixmont 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.