Town government · Cumberland County, ME

Long Island's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Long Island took in $1.8 million and spent $2.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes78%State tax money13%County and local tax money6.3%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)2.3%Fines and other0.1%

What stands out

6.3%

of Long Island's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes78%

Property tax
78%$1.4 million
Other taxes
0.9%$15 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$10 thousand
  • Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.3%

Fees for services
2.3%$40 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$20 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
  • School lunches$4 thousand
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$228 thousand

County and local tax money6.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.3%$110 thousand

Fines and other0.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Schools and colleges23%Sent to other local governments12%Police, fire, courts and jails8.5%Roads, transit and parking6.2%All other spending11%

What stands out

23%

of Long Island'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%

Running the government and other costs
40%$821 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$565 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$217 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$36 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
Schools and colleges
23%$467 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$467 thousand
Sent to other local governments
12%$253 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$132 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$121 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.5%$176 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$128 thousand
  • Police$28 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$15 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.2%$129 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$129 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.8%$120 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$120 thousand
Interest on debt
2.6%$54 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$50 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$46 thousand
  • Libraries$4 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Long Island. 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 Long Island 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.