Town government · Waldo County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Montville took in $1.8 million and spent $1.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes88%State tax money9.0%Fines and other1.7%Fees for services (garbage collection)1.1%

What stands out

88%

of Montville's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Town taxes88%

Property tax
88%$1.5 million

Fees for services1.1%

Fees for services
1.1%$20 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$11 thousand
  • Other service charges$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.0%

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

From the state
9.0%$157 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$29 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking59%Running the government and other costs17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Sent to other local governments6.6%Police, fire, courts and jails4.8%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

11%

of Montville'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
59%$671 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$671 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$198 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$108 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$49 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$36 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$121 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$121 thousand
Sent to other local governments
6.6%$75 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$75 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.8%$54 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$54 thousand
Social services
0.5%$6 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$3 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$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 Montville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Montville 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.