Town government · Piscataquis County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Milo took in $3.0 million and spent $2.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes52%State tax money39%Fines and other7.4%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)1.7%

What stands out

39%

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

Town taxes52%

Property tax
50%$1.5 million
Other taxes
1.3%$40 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$17 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$17 thousand
  • Other licenses$4 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.7%

Fees for services
1.7%$50 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Other service charges$33 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
  • Garbage collection$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$1.2 million

Fines and other7.4%

Interest, rents and other
7.4%$220 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Roads, transit and parking26%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.8%Parks, recreation and libraries4.7%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

10%

of Milo's 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
35%$981 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$487 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$311 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$76 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$70 thousand
  • Government buildings$37 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$726 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$726 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$642 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$340 thousand
  • Police$302 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.8%$274 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$274 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.7%$132 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$83 thousand
  • Libraries$49 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$24 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$24 thousand
Social services
0.5%$15 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$15 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Milo. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Town of Milo 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.