Town government · Penobscot County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Exeter took in $1.5 million and spent $837 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes68%State tax money22%Fines and other8.8%Fees for services (water)0.9%

What stands out

8.8%

of Exeter'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%$1.0 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.9%

Fees for services
0.9%$13 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and water
  • Other service charges$12 thousand
  • Water$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$323 thousand

Fines and other8.8%

Interest, rents and other
8.8%$129 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking51%Running the government and other costs26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Sent to other local governments10%Social services0.6%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

11%

of Exeter'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
51%$427 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$427 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$219 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Government buildings$70 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$67 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$57 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$13 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$89 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$64 thousand
  • Water supply$25 thousand
Sent to other local governments
10%$85 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$85 thousand
Social services
0.6%$5 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.5%$4 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation
  • Inspections and regulation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Exeter. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Exeter 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.