Town government · Androscoggin County, ME

Mechanic Falls's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Mechanic Falls took in $3.2 million and spent $2.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes53%State tax money27%Fees for services (water, road charges)18%Fines and other2.0%

What stands out

18%

of Mechanic Falls' money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes53%

Property tax
52%$1.7 million
Other taxes
1.1%$35 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$572 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 1 more
  • Water$418 thousand
  • Other service charges$121 thousand
  • Road charges$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$853 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$65 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Roads, transit and parking21%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Parks, recreation and libraries1.8%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

17%

of Mechanic Falls' 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%

Running the government and other costs
38%$960 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$611 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$317 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$32 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$542 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$542 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$538 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$391 thousand
  • Fire protection$147 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$431 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$307 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$124 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$45 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$36 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$33 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$27 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Social services
0.1%$3 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Mechanic Falls. 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 Mechanic Falls 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.