Town government · Aroostook County, ME

Dyer Brook's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Dyer Brook took in $315 thousand and spent $183 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes45%State tax money30%Fines and other24%Fees for services (parks and recreation)1.6%

What stands out

24%

of Dyer Brook's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes45%

Property tax
44%$140 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.6%

Fees for services
1.6%$5 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation and other service charges
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$93 thousand

Fines and other24%

Interest, rents and other
24%$76 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking45%Running the government and other costs34%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Parks, recreation and libraries3.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.8%Health and hospitals2.2%

What stands out

3.8%

of Dyer Brook'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
45%$83 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$83 thousand
Running the government and other costs
34%$63 thousand
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$31 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$28 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1 thousand
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$19 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$17 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.8%$7 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.8%$7 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.2%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Dyer Brook. 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 Dyer Brook 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.