Town government · Cumberland County, ME

New Gloucester's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), New Gloucester took in $6.1 million and spent $5.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes66%State tax money23%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)4.4%County and local tax money3.8%Fines and other3.0%

What stands out

4.4%

of New Gloucester's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes66%

Property tax
64%$3.9 million
Other taxes
2.0%$123 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$98 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.4%

Fees for services
4.4%$271 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$215 thousand
  • Garbage collection$43 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$1.4 million

County and local tax money3.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.8%$230 thousand

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$182 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Roads, transit and parking29%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.5%Parks, recreation and libraries4.0%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

6.5%

of New Gloucester'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
39%$2.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$462 thousand
  • Government buildings$155 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$113 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$99 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
29%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$907 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Fire protection$767 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$77 thousand
  • Police$47 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$16 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.5%$328 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; electric power and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$308 thousand
  • Electric power$14 thousand
  • Gas supply$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.0%$198 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$114 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$84 thousand
Interest on debt
2.4%$121 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$88 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$33 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$21 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$21 thousand
Social services
0.2%$9 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of New Gloucester. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Town of New Gloucester 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.