Town government · Aroostook County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Monticello took in $1.0 million and spent $920 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes64%State tax money30%Fines and other6.5%

What stands out

6.5%

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

Town taxes64%

Property tax
64%$660 thousand

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$305 thousand

Fines and other6.5%

Interest, rents and other
6.5%$67 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking54%Running the government and other costs25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.0%Police, fire, courts and jails6.8%Parks, recreation and libraries2.9%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

8%

of Monticello'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%

Roads, transit and parking
54%$501 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$375 thousand
  • Parking$126 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$231 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$127 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$92 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$12 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.0%$74 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$74 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.8%$63 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$36 thousand
  • Police$27 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$27 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$27 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.5%$23 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$23 thousand
Social services
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Monticello. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. 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 Monticello 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.