Town government · Piscataquis County, ME

Dover Foxcroft's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Dover Foxcroft took in $14.4 million and spent $8.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes56%State tax money27%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)12%Federal tax money3.7%Fines and other1.8%

What stands out

12%

of Dover Foxcroft's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes56%

Property tax
55%$7.9 million
Other taxes
0.8%$111 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$111 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 3 more
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Other service charges$307 thousand
  • Garbage collection$293 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.7%

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

From the federal government
3.7%$532 thousand

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$3.9 million

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$260 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs41%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Roads, transit and parking13%Parks, recreation and libraries4.9%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

24%

of Dover Foxcroft's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
41%$3.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
  • Other government-run businesses$127 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$2.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$690 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$662 thousand
  • Fire protection$546 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.9%$414 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$263 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$151 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$169 thousand
Social services
0.9%$74 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$74 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$7 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Dover Foxcroft. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. 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 Dover Foxcroft 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.