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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Fryeburg took in $5.4 million and spent $4.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes61%State tax money19%Fees for services (airport, garbage collection)12%Fines and other7.6%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

12%

of Fryeburg'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 taxes61%

Property tax
60%$3.2 million
Other taxes
0.7%$35 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$664 thousand
What's in fees for servicesAirport; other service charges and 2 more
  • Airport$351 thousand
  • Other service charges$140 thousand
  • Garbage collection$137 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$36 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$1.0 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$3 thousand

Fines and other7.6%

Interest, rents and other
7.6%$408 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs31%Roads, transit and parking24%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Parks, recreation and libraries9.0%Social services0.6%

What stands out

12%

of Fryeburg'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%

Running the government and other costs
31%$1.3 million
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)$683 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$555 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$997 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$702 thousand
  • Airports$295 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$939 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$676 thousand
  • Fire protection$263 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$492 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$492 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.0%$365 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$256 thousand
  • Libraries$109 thousand
Social services
0.6%$26 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$26 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Fryeburg. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. 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 Fryeburg 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.