Town government · Washington County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Harrington took in $762 thousand and spent $863 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes46%State tax money40%Fines and other8.3%Fees for services5.8%

What stands out

40%

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

Town taxes46%

Property tax
46%$351 thousand

Fees for services5.8%

Fees for services
5.8%$44 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$304 thousand

Fines and other8.3%

Interest, rents and other
8.3%$63 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking57%Running the government and other costs27%Health and hospitals8.7%Police, fire, courts and jails5.1%Interest on debt2.4%Parks, recreation and libraries0.1%

What stands out

8.7%

of Harrington's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
57%$492 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$389 thousand
  • Public transit$103 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$230 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$105 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$97 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$21 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.7%$75 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$75 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.1%$44 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$44 thousand
Interest on debt
2.4%$21 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Harrington. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Harrington 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.