Town government · Aroostook County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended January 31, 2022), Masardis took in $1.1 million and spent $288 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes55%State tax money45%County and local tax money0.4%Fees for services0.2%Fines and other<0.1%

What stands out

45%

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

Town taxes55%

Property tax
55%$620 thousand

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money45%

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

From the state
45%$505 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$5 thousand

Fines and other<0.1%

Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs28%Roads, transit and parking24%Sent to other local governments15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%Police, fire, courts and jails6.9%All other spending15%

What stands out

15%

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

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
28%$81 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)$45 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$24 thousand
  • Government buildings$12 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$70 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$70 thousand
Sent to other local governments
15%$44 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$41 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$29 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$29 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.9%$20 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$19 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.6%$19 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$19 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.5%$13 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
  • Libraries$5 thousand
Social services
3.8%$11 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$11 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Masardis. 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 Masardis 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.