Town government · Franklin County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Farmington took in $9.5 million and spent $8.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes64%State tax money21%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)11%Fines and other3.2%

What stands out

11%

of Farmington'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 taxes64%

Property tax
64%$6.1 million

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 3 more
  • Sewer$855 thousand
  • Other service charges$99 thousand
  • Garbage collection$62 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$23 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$2.0 million

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$301 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails31%Running the government and other costs27%Roads, transit and parking21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Parks, recreation and libraries6.5%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

13%

of Farmington'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$2.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Fire protection$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$12 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$2.3 million
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$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$479 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$410 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$101 thousand
  • Government buildings$88 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$897 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$182 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.5%$543 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$315 thousand
  • Libraries$228 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$38 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$19 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$19 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$8 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Farmington. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. 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 Farmington 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.