Town government · Washington County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Northfield took in $595 thousand and spent $513 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes68%State tax money29%Fines and other2.4%Fees for services0.2%

What stands out

68%

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

Town taxes68%

Property tax
68%$407 thousand

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$173 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments34%Roads, transit and parking25%Schools and colleges18%Running the government and other costs14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.8%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

34%

of Northfield's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
34%$176 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$176 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$129 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$129 thousand
Schools and colleges
18%$91 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$91 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$70 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$59 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$8 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.8%$35 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$35 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.9%$10 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$9 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Social services
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Northfield. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 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 Northfield 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.