Town government · Lincoln County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Nobleboro took in $6.7 million and spent $6.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes64%State tax money23%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)6.2%County and local tax money5.7%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

5.7%

of Nobleboro's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes64%

Property tax
64%$4.3 million
Other taxes
0.4%$27 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.2%

Fees for services
6.2%$418 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$367 thousand
  • Other service charges$47 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 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%$1.6 million

County and local tax money5.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.7%$382 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$42 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges57%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Running the government and other costs11%Roads, transit and parking7.3%Sent to other local governments5.1%All other spending6.8%

What stands out

57%

of Nobleboro's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
57%$3.7 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$3.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$822 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$822 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$743 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$414 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$302 thousand
  • Government buildings$23 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.3%$477 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$477 thousand
Sent to other local governments
5.1%$330 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$268 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$62 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.4%$218 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$194 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$24 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.9%$186 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$186 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$20 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$9 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Nobleboro. 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 Nobleboro 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.