Town government · Penobscot County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended January 31, 2022), Lee took in $1.0 million and spent $806 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes54%State tax money39%Fines and other6.9%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.2%

What stands out

39%

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

Town taxes54%

Property tax
53%$540 thousand
Other taxes
1.1%$11 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$398 thousand

Fines and other6.9%

Interest, rents and other
6.9%$70 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Roads, transit and parking33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Police, fire, courts and jails8.3%Parks, recreation and libraries2.1%Social services0.1%

What stands out

16%

of Lee'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
40%$326 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$293 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$12 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
33%$269 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$269 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$126 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$126 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.3%$67 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$67 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$17 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand
Social services
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Lee. 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 Lee 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.