Town government · Penobscot County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended January 31, 2024), Eddington took in $2.8 million and spent $1.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended January 31, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes68%State tax money25%Fines and other5.5%Fees for services0.9%

What stands out

5.5%

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

Town taxes68%

Property tax
68%$1.9 million
Other taxes
0.7%$19 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$15 thousand
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.9%

Fees for services
0.9%$25 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$718 thousand

Fines and other5.5%

Interest, rents and other
5.5%$157 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails41%Running the government and other costs31%Roads, transit and parking14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.7%Parks, recreation and libraries2.3%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

41%

of Eddington's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
41%$688 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$657 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$31 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$528 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$312 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$101 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$81 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$18 thousand
  • Government buildings$16 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$227 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$227 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.7%$163 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$163 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$38 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$38 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$18 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Social services
0.4%$7 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Eddington. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended January 31, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Town of Eddington 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.