Town government · Aroostook County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Limestone took in $4.5 million and spent $6.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money60%Town taxes25%Fees for services (parks and recreation, school lunches)12%Fines and other4.1%

What stands out

60%

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

Town taxes25%

Property tax
25%$1.1 million

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$519 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; other service charges and 2 more
  • Other school charges$382 thousand
  • Other service charges$121 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
  • School lunches$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money60%

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

From the state
60%$2.7 million

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$184 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges59%Sent to other local governments10%Roads, transit and parking8.4%Police, fire, courts and jails8.0%Running the government and other costs6.4%All other spending8.2%

What stands out

59%

of Limestone's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
59%$3.5 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$3.5 million
Sent to other local governments
10%$625 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$625 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.4%$508 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$508 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.0%$480 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$340 thousand
  • Fire protection$140 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.4%$386 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)$261 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$125 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.6%$216 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$216 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.3%$201 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$108 thousand
  • Libraries$93 thousand
Social services
1.2%$75 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$75 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Limestone. 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 Limestone 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.