Town government · Aroostook County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Linneus took in $1.1 million and spent $1.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes51%State tax money40%Fines and other7.0%Fees for services2.3%

What stands out

40%

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

Town taxes51%

Property tax
51%$572 thousand

Fees for services2.3%

Fees for services
2.3%$26 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$442 thousand

Fines and other7.0%

Interest, rents and other
7.0%$78 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking36%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Running the government and other costs24%Parks, recreation and libraries8.9%Social services0.7%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

30%

of Linneus' 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%

Roads, transit and parking
36%$371 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$371 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$305 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$305 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$247 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$222 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$11 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.9%$92 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$88 thousand
  • Libraries$4 thousand
Social services
0.7%$7 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Linneus. 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 Linneus 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.