Town government · Androscoggin County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Livermore took in $2.6 million and spent $1.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes70%State tax money26%Fines and other2.4%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)1.7%

What stands out

70%

of Livermore's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Town taxes70%

Property tax
70%$1.8 million
Other taxes
0.4%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.7%

Fees for services
1.7%$44 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Other service charges$24 thousand
  • Garbage collection$14 thousand
  • Road charges$3 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$661 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$61 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking55%Running the government and other costs27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.5%Police, fire, courts and jails5.1%Health and hospitals3.4%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

6.5%

of Livermore'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
55%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Running the government and other costs
27%$512 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$276 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$166 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$29 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$24 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.5%$121 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$121 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.1%$95 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$82 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$13 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.4%$64 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$64 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$36 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$25 thousand
  • Libraries$11 thousand
Social services
0.3%$6 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$6 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Livermore. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Livermore 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.