Town government · Oxford County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Newry took in $5.3 million and spent $517 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes97%State tax money3.1%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

96%

of Newry's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Town taxes97%

Property tax
96%$5.1 million
Other taxes
0.6%$31 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$16 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$14 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money3.1%

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

From the state
3.1%$165 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.1%$6 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Roads, transit and parking36%Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Health and hospitals2.5%Parks, recreation and libraries1.2%

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
36%$185 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$185 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$154 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$154 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$105 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and government buildings
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$73 thousand
  • Government buildings$32 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$54 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$41 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$13 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.5%$13 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Newry. 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 Newry 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.