Town government · Franklin County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), New Sharon took in $1.4 million and spent $1.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes62%State tax money28%Fines and other9.3%Fees for services1.3%

What stands out

9.3%

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

Town taxes62%

Property tax
62%$850 thousand

Fees for services1.3%

Fees for services
1.3%$18 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$383 thousand

Fines and other9.3%

Interest, rents and other
9.3%$129 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails46%Roads, transit and parking30%Running the government and other costs13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.4%Parks, recreation and libraries2.0%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

46%

of New Sharon's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
46%$780 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$770 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$10 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
30%$520 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$520 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$227 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)$168 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$48 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.4%$110 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$110 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$34 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$29 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$21 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$21 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of New Sharon. 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 New Sharon 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.