Town government · Hancock County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Orland took in $4.4 million and spent $871 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes91%County and local tax money4.5%Fees for services (parks and recreation, sewer)4.3%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

88%

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

Town taxes91%

Property tax
88%$3.9 million
Other taxes
2.5%$113 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and public utility licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$110 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.3%

Fees for services
4.3%$191 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; sewer and 1 more
  • Parks and recreation$135 thousand
  • Sewer$52 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money4.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.5%$200 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$15 thousand

Where it goes

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

Running the government and other costs44%Roads, transit and parking37%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Health and hospitals0.6%

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
44%$380 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$380 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
37%$318 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$318 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$168 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$150 thousand
  • Sewer systems$18 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Orland. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Town of Orland 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.