Town government · Cumberland County, ME

North Yarmouth's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), North Yarmouth took in $4.6 million and spent $4.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes57%State tax money31%Fees for services (garbage collection)8.0%Fines and other3.4%

What stands out

8%

of North Yarmouth'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 taxes57%

Property tax
53%$2.4 million
Other taxes
4.5%$207 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$164 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$43 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.0%

Fees for services
8.0%$364 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$187 thousand
  • Other service charges$167 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$1.4 million

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$155 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs62%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Roads, transit and parking12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.9%Interest on debt2.5%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

62%

of North Yarmouth's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
62%$2.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$570 thousand
  • Government buildings$135 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$52 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$607 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$472 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$135 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$472 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$472 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.9%$232 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$232 thousand
Interest on debt
2.5%$100 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$77 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$77 thousand
Social services
0.1%$5 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of North Yarmouth. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of North Yarmouth 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.