Town government · Lincoln County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Dresden took in $1.8 million and spent $1.1 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 taxes45%State tax money31%Fees for services (garbage collection, water)15%Fines and other8.3%

What stands out

15%

of Dresden'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 taxes45%

Property tax
45%$825 thousand

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$275 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$247 thousand
  • Garbage collection$26 thousand
  • Water$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$574 thousand

Fines and other8.3%

Interest, rents and other
8.3%$152 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking44%Running the government and other costs39%Police, fire, courts and jails7.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.4%Interest on debt2.3%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

39%

of Dresden'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
44%$474 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$474 thousand
Running the government and other costs
39%$421 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$177 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$142 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$85 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$15 thousand
  • Government buildings$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.0%$75 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$61 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$12 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.4%$47 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$47 thousand
Interest on debt
2.3%$25 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$13 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$11 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$11 thousand
Social services
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Dresden. 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 Dresden 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.