Town government · Piscataquis County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended January 31, 2022), Monson took in $1.0 million and spent $837 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended January 31, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes43%State tax money36%Fines and other12%Fees for services (garbage collection)8.5%

What stands out

12%

of Monson's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes43%

Property tax
42%$443 thousand
Other taxes
1.0%$11 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.5%

Fees for services
8.5%$89 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$53 thousand
  • Garbage collection$36 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$380 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$126 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Roads, transit and parking35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Police, fire, courts and jails8.1%Parks, recreation and libraries2.5%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

11%

of Monson'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
42%$350 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$146 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$110 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$74 thousand
  • Government buildings$20 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
35%$293 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$293 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$95 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$95 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.1%$68 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$68 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$21 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Social services
1.0%$8 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Monson. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended January 31, 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 Monson 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.