Town government · Somerset County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended January 31, 2022), Harmony took in $2.1 million and spent $2.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes56%State tax money42%Fees for services (school lunches)1.6%Fines and other0.7%County and local tax money0.2%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

42%

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

Town taxes56%

Property tax
55%$1.2 million
Other taxes
0.2%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.6%

Fees for services
1.6%$33 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and school lunches
  • Other service charges$32 thousand
  • School lunches$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.1%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
0.1%$3 thousand

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$886 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$5 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges67%Roads, transit and parking15%Sent to other local governments8.3%Running the government and other costs7.3%Police, fire, courts and jails1.5%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

67%

of Harmony's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
67%$1.4 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$1.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
15%$316 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$316 thousand
Sent to other local governments
8.3%$176 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$176 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.3%$155 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other government-run businesses
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$148 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.5%$32 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$32 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$26 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$26 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Harmony. 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 Harmony 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.