Town government · Aroostook County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Houlton took in $12.3 million and spent $7.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes64%State tax money16%Fees for services (parks and recreation, airport)10%Fines and other9.6%

What stands out

10%

of Houlton's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes64%

Property tax
64%$7.9 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$971 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$151 thousand
  • Airport$143 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%$1.9 million

Fines and other9.6%

Interest, rents and other
9.6%$1.2 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Roads, transit and parking17%Health and hospitals12%Parks, recreation and libraries11%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

12%

of Houlton'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%

Running the government and other costs
38%$3.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$786 thousand
  • Government buildings$52 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Fire protection$591 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
  • Airports$171 thousand
Health and hospitals
12%$915 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$915 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$834 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$666 thousand
  • Libraries$168 thousand
Social services
0.3%$25 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$25 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Houlton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Town of Houlton 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.