Town government · Piscataquis County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended January 31, 2022), Guilford took in $1.3 million and spent $1.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended January 31, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money58%Town taxes27%Fees for services (parks and recreation)9.5%Fines and other5.9%

What stands out

58%

of Guilford's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes27%

Property tax
24%$311 thousand
Other taxes
2.8%$36 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$34 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.5%

Fees for services
9.5%$123 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$122 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money58%

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

From the state
58%$751 thousand

Fines and other5.9%

Interest, rents and other
5.1%$66 thousand
Fines
0.8%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Roads, transit and parking22%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Parks, recreation and libraries8.8%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

17%

of Guilford'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
32%$442 thousand
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$195 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$191 thousand
  • Government buildings$21 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$19 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$16 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$305 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$305 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$252 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$216 thousand
  • Police$33 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$233 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$233 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.8%$122 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$89 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$33 thousand
Social services
2.4%$33 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$33 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$7 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Guilford. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended January 31, 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 Guilford 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.