Town government · Somerset County, ME

Moose River's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Moose River took in $529 thousand and spent $178 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money70%Town taxes26%Fees for services2.3%Fines and other1.5%

What stands out

70%

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

Town taxes26%

Property tax
26%$139 thousand

Fees for services2.3%

Fees for services
2.3%$12 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money70%

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

From the state
70%$370 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs34%Roads, transit and parking29%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.0%Interest on debt6.7%All other spending6.7%

What stands out

9%

of Moose River'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
34%$60 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$27 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$23 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
29%$51 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$51 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$27 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$27 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.0%$16 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$15 thousand
  • Sewer systems$1 thousand
Interest on debt
6.7%$12 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.1%$9 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.7%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Moose River. 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 Moose River 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.