Town government · Penobscot County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Milford took in $9.2 million and spent $8.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money47%Town taxes42%Fees for services (sewer, school lunches)4.9%County and local tax money3.5%Fines and other1.7%

What stands out

47%

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

Town taxes42%

Property tax
42%$3.9 million
Other taxes
0.4%$36 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$20 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$9 thousand
  • Other licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.9%

Fees for services
4.9%$452 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$418 thousand
  • Other service charges$21 thousand
  • School lunches$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money47%

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

From the state
47%$4.3 million

County and local tax money3.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.5%$324 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$156 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges61%Sent to other local governments14%Roads, transit and parking8.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.5%Police, fire, courts and jails3.7%All other spending5.7%

What stands out

61%

of Milford'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%$5.0 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$5.0 million
Sent to other local governments
14%$1.1 million
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$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.9%$727 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$727 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.5%$530 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$320 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$210 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.7%$305 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$196 thousand
  • Fire protection$97 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$11 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
3.3%$267 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$229 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$16 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$13 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$9 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$157 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$36 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$31 thousand
  • Libraries$5 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Milford. 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 Milford 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.