Town government · Waldo County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Freedom took in $910 thousand and spent $727 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes65%State tax money25%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)6.4%Fines and other3.1%

What stands out

6.4%

of Freedom'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 taxes65%

Property tax
65%$596 thousand

Fees for services6.4%

Fees for services
6.4%$58 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$27 thousand
  • Garbage collection$21 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$10 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%$228 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$28 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking44%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Social services3.2%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

11%

of Freedom'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
44%$323 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$323 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$162 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$133 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$24 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$124 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$119 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$80 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$80 thousand
Social services
3.2%$23 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$23 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$7 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Freedom. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Freedom 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.