Town government · Aroostook County, ME

Fort Fairfield's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Fort Fairfield took in $4.2 million and spent $5.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes59%State tax money23%Fees for services (parks and recreation)14%Fines and other3.8%

What stands out

14%

of Fort Fairfield'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 taxes59%

Property tax
58%$2.4 million
Other taxes
0.9%$36 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$36 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$576 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$562 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$976 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$159 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails39%Running the government and other costs24%Roads, transit and parking22%Parks, recreation and libraries8.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.1%Interest on debt1.6%

What stands out

39%

of Fort Fairfield's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
39%$2.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$1.6 million
  • Police$405 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Other and not broken out$689 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$555 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.2%$416 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$309 thousand
  • Libraries$107 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.1%$259 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$259 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$79 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Fort Fairfield. 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 Fort Fairfield 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.