Town government · Androscoggin County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Lisbon took in $34.8 million and spent $57.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes49%State tax money41%Fees for services (school lunches, sewer)7.1%Fines and other2.6%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

41%

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

Town taxes49%

Property tax
49%$17.1 million
Other taxes
0.2%$59 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$59 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.1%

Fees for services
7.1%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; sewer and 3 more
  • School lunches$1.0 million
  • Sewer$948 thousand
  • Other service charges$281 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$243 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money41%

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

From the state
41%$14.2 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$119 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$914 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments41%Schools and colleges37%Roads, transit and parking6.9%Police, fire, courts and jails5.6%Running the government and other costs4.7%All other spending5.6%

What stands out

41%

of Lisbon's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
41%$23.4 million
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$23.4 million
Schools and colleges
37%$21.2 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$21.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.9%$4.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.6%$3.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.4 million
  • Fire protection$681 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$112 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$43 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.7%$2.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$606 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$593 thousand
  • Government buildings$348 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.4%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$928 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$452 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$1.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$878 thousand
  • Libraries$393 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$432 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$432 thousand
Social services
0.2%$137 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$137 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Lisbon. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Town of Lisbon 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.