Town government · Hancock County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Frenchboro took in $595 thousand and spent $371 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes64%Fines and other21%State tax money9.1%Fees for services (garbage collection)4.5%Federal tax money1.0%

What stands out

21%

of Frenchboro's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes64%

Property tax
61%$363 thousand
Other taxes
3.4%$20 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.5%

Fees for services
4.5%$27 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$26 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.0%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
1.0%$6 thousand

State tax money9.1%

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

From the state
9.1%$54 thousand

Fines and other21%

Interest, rents and other
21%$125 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges49%Running the government and other costs28%Roads, transit and parking9.4%Police, fire, courts and jails7.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.4%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

49%

of Frenchboro'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
49%$182 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$182 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$105 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$72 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$27 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.4%$35 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$35 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.0%$26 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$26 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.4%$20 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$20 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Frenchboro. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. 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 Frenchboro 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.