Town government · Androscoggin County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Durham took in $9.5 million and spent $4.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes87%State tax money10%Fees for services (garbage collection)2.3%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

86%

of Durham's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Town taxes87%

Property tax
86%$8.2 million
Other taxes
0.5%$52 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$25 thousand
  • Other licenses$20 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.3%

Fees for services
2.3%$215 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; other government-run businesses and 1 more
  • Other service charges$144 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$51 thousand
  • Garbage collection$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$973 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$79 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking43%Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.9%Interest on debt6.9%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

6.9%

of Durham'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%

Roads, transit and parking
43%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
Running the government and other costs
29%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$546 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$408 thousand
  • Government buildings$110 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$51 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$22 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$543 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$543 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.9%$275 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$275 thousand
Interest on debt
6.9%$272 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$17 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$17 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$9 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Durham. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. 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 Durham 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.