Town government · Aroostook County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended February 28, 2022), New Limerick took in $423 thousand and spent $292 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended February 28, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes75%State tax money17%Fines and other7.6%

What stands out

7.6%

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

Town taxes75%

Property tax
75%$319 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$72 thousand

Fines and other7.6%

Interest, rents and other
7.6%$32 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking47%Running the government and other costs42%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.2%Parks, recreation and libraries1.0%Social services1.0%

What stands out

8.2%

of New Limerick'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%$138 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$138 thousand
Running the government and other costs
42%$124 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$64 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$59 thousand
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.2%$24 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$24 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Social services
1.0%$3 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of New Limerick. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended February 28, 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 New Limerick 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.