Town government · York County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Lyman took in $9.3 million and spent $2.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes90%State tax money6.9%Fines and other2.0%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.8%

What stands out

89%

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

Town taxes90%

Property tax
89%$8.3 million
Other taxes
1.2%$113 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$113 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$74 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$46 thousand
  • Other service charges$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.9%

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

From the state
6.9%$644 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$190 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking44%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Running the government and other costs22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.8%Parks, recreation and libraries0.8%

What stands out

10%

of Lyman'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
44%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$555 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$314 thousand
  • Police$234 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$540 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$256 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$246 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$38 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.8%$239 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$239 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$19 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$19 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 Lyman. 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 Lyman 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.