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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Eliot took in $8.8 million and spent $6.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes67%State tax money17%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)16%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

16%

of Eliot'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 taxes67%

Property tax
67%$5.9 million

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$577 thousand
  • Other service charges$536 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$294 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$1.5 million

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$52 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Roads, transit and parking24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Parks, recreation and libraries5.1%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

12%

of Eliot'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
31%$2.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$453 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Fire protection$523 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$818 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$564 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$254 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.1%$354 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$354 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$68 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$20 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$20 thousand
Social services
0.1%$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 Eliot. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Eliot 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.