Town government · Somerset County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Moscow took in $1.1 million and spent $573 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes50%State tax money45%Fines and other4.6%Fees for services0.2%

What stands out

45%

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

Town taxes50%

Property tax
50%$548 thousand

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money45%

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

From the state
45%$498 thousand

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$50 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking47%Running the government and other costs20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.8%Police, fire, courts and jails9.2%Health and hospitals8.6%All other spending5.6%

What stands out

10%

of Moscow'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
47%$268 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$268 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$115 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)$54 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$48 thousand
  • Government buildings$12 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.8%$56 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$56 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.2%$53 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$51 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.6%$49 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$49 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$18 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
  • Libraries$6 thousand
Schools and colleges
1.2%$7 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$7 thousand
Social services
1.2%$7 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Moscow. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 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 Moscow 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.