Town government · Penobscot County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Medway took in $9.4 million and spent $4.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money73%Town taxes20%County and local tax money5.8%Fees for services (road charges)1.3%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

73%

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

Town taxes20%

Property tax
20%$1.9 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.3%

Fees for services
1.3%$125 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges and other service charges
  • Road charges$116 thousand
  • Other service charges$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money73%

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

From the state
73%$6.8 million

County and local tax money5.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.8%$545 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges61%Sent to other local governments21%Running the government and other costs9.3%Roads, transit and parking4.7%Police, fire, courts and jails2.0%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

61%

of Medway'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%

Schools and colleges
61%$2.4 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$2.4 million
Sent to other local governments
21%$827 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$827 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.3%$373 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$217 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$92 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$38 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$26 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.7%$188 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$188 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.0%$79 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$73 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$71 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$71 thousand
Social services
0.3%$13 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$13 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$12 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Medway. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Medway 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.