Town government · Cumberland County, ME

Frye Island's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Frye Island took in $2.8 million and spent $2.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes54%Fees for services (tolls, parks and recreation)33%Fines and other12%State tax money0.3%

What stands out

33%

of Frye Island'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 taxes54%

Property tax
53%$1.5 million
Other taxes
1.5%$42 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and motor vehicle licenses
  • Other licenses$37 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$927 thousand
What's in fees for servicesTolls on roads and bridges; parks and recreation and 4 more
  • Tolls on roads and bridges$479 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$321 thousand
  • Ports and waterways$80 thousand
  • Other service charges$34 thousand
  • Garbage collection$11 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.3%

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

From the state
0.3%$9 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$326 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking39%Running the government and other costs27%Parks, recreation and libraries22%Health and hospitals5.0%Police, fire, courts and jails4.1%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

22%

of Frye Island's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
39%$839 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingToll roads and bridges; roads and highways and 1 more
  • Toll roads and bridges$513 thousand
  • Roads and highways$262 thousand
  • Ports and harbors$64 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$567 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$378 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$189 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
22%$467 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$467 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.0%$106 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$106 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.1%$87 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$55 thousand
  • Fire protection$32 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.1%$66 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$66 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Frye Island. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Town of Frye Island 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.