Town government · Penobscot County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Levant took in $2.3 million and spent $1.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes46%State tax money45%Fines and other5.0%Fees for services4.4%

What stands out

45%

of Levant'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
45%$1.0 million
Other taxes
0.9%$20 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.4%

Fees for services
4.4%$99 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$99 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money45%

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

From the state
45%$1.0 million

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$113 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Roads, transit and parking35%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Parks, recreation and libraries2.5%Interest on debt0.7%Health and hospitals0.5%

What stands out

19%

of Levant's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
42%$642 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$518 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$124 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
35%$524 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$524 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$295 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$295 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$38 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$38 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$11 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Levant. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Levant 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.