Town government · Kennebec County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Fayette took in $4.4 million and spent $4.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes73%State tax money25%Fines and other2.2%

What stands out

73%

of Fayette's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Town taxes73%

Property tax
73%$3.2 million

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches
  • School lunches$2 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%$1.1 million

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$98 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges37%Sent to other local governments23%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking15%Police, fire, courts and jails3.1%All other spending2.7%

What stands out

37%

of Fayette's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
37%$1.6 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$1.6 million
Sent to other local governments
23%$972 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$972 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$828 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$465 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$354 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$624 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$624 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.1%$133 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$133 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.7%$71 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$71 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$24 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$21 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$21 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Fayette. 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 Fayette 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.