Town government · Knox County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Friendship took in $1.7 million and spent $1.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes78%State tax money15%Fines and other3.6%Fees for services (water)3.3%

What stands out

78%

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

Town taxes78%

Property tax
78%$1.3 million
Other taxes
0.5%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.3%

Fees for services
3.3%$56 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and water
  • Other service charges$47 thousand
  • Water$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$255 thousand

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$62 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails32%Roads, transit and parking29%Running the government and other costs26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.1%Health and hospitals2.0%Interest on debt1.3%

What stands out

32%

of Friendship'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
32%$360 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Fire protection$343 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$11 thousand
  • Police$5 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
29%$326 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$326 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$285 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$126 thousand
  • Government buildings$69 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$49 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$41 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.1%$101 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$73 thousand
  • Water supply$28 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.0%$22 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$22 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Friendship. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Friendship 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.