Town government · Cumberland County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Harrison took in $5.8 million and spent $3.0 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 taxes77%Fines and other10%State tax money9.5%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)2.8%

What stands out

10%

of Harrison's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes77%

Property tax
77%$4.4 million
Other taxes
0.6%$34 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.8%

Fees for services
2.8%$164 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; other service charges and 2 more
  • Parks and recreation$56 thousand
  • Other service charges$52 thousand
  • Garbage collection$41 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.5%

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

From the state
9.5%$552 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
10%$599 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs33%Roads, transit and parking28%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Social services3.5%

What stands out

11%

of Harrison's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
33%$1.0 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$587 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$405 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$13 thousand
  • Government buildings$2 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
28%$848 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$848 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$424 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$261 thousand
  • Fire protection$163 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$336 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$336 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$325 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$325 thousand
Social services
3.5%$106 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$106 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Harrison. 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 Harrison 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.