Town government · Kennebec County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Farmingdale took in $2.6 million and spent $2.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes41%State tax money38%Fees for services (sewer)18%Fines and other3.4%

What stands out

18%

of Farmingdale'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 taxes41%

Property tax
41%$1.0 million
Other taxes
0.5%$12 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$457 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$442 thousand
  • Other service charges$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$962 thousand

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$88 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs34%Roads, transit and parking33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Police, fire, courts and jails8.5%Sent to other local governments6.4%All other spending5.6%

What stands out

12%

of Farmingdale'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
34%$901 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$500 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$331 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$41 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$29 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
33%$888 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$888 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$327 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$327 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.5%$226 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$154 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$41 thousand
  • Police$31 thousand
Sent to other local governments
6.4%$171 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$171 thousand
Interest on debt
2.7%$73 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.6%$42 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$42 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$19 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand
Social services
0.5%$14 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Farmingdale. 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 Farmingdale 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.