Town government · Aroostook County, ME

Mars Hill's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended January 31, 2022), Mars Hill took in $2.0 million and spent $1.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended January 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes80%Fines and other13%State tax money6.8%

What stands out

13%

of Mars Hill's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes80%

Property tax
74%$1.5 million
Other taxes
6.4%$129 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$129 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money6.8%

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

From the state
6.8%$136 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$257 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs56%Roads, transit and parking21%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Social services5.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.3%Interest on debt1.1%

What stands out

56%

of Mars Hill's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
56%$1.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$529 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$435 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$50 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$390 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$390 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$202 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$202 thousand
Social services
5.7%$104 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$104 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.3%$96 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$96 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Mars Hill. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended January 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Mars Hill 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.