Town government · York County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Limington took in $3.3 million and spent $2.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes65%State tax money27%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)4.2%Fines and other3.9%

What stands out

4.2%

of Limington'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 taxes65%

Property tax
62%$2.1 million
Other taxes
2.5%$84 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$83 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.2%

Fees for services
4.2%$140 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Parks and recreation$68 thousand
  • Garbage collection$37 thousand
  • Other service charges$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$903 thousand

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$129 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking37%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Running the government and other costs19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Parks, recreation and libraries4.1%All other spending4.8%

What stands out

13%

of Limington'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%

Roads, transit and parking
37%$929 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$929 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$549 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$494 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$55 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$486 thousand
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$266 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$156 thousand
  • Government buildings$38 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$19 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$313 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$313 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.1%$102 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$58 thousand
  • Libraries$44 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.0%$100 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$100 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$11 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11 thousand
Social services
0.4%$9 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$9 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Limington. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Limington 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.