City government · Kennebec County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Gardiner took in $12.2 million and spent $8.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes77%State tax money16%Fines and other4.3%Fees for services (garbage collection)2.2%

What stands out

77%

of Gardiner's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes77%

Property tax
77%$9.4 million
Other taxes
0.7%$91 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$75 thousand
  • Other licenses$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.2%

Fees for services
2.2%$274 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$145 thousand
  • Other service charges$129 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$2.0 million

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$446 thousand
Fines
0.7%$80 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Roads, transit and parking21%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Interest on debt3.9%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

0.8%

of Gardiner's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
32%$2.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$676 thousand
  • Government buildings$65 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$51 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$2.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$1.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$44 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$955 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$492 thousand
  • Libraries$463 thousand
Interest on debt
3.9%$331 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.6%$138 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$138 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.8%$68 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$68 thousand
Social services
0.6%$50 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$50 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Gardiner. 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 City of Gardiner 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.