Town government · Hancock County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended February 28, 2022), Osborn took in $236 thousand and spent $67 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended February 28, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes69%State tax money26%Fines and other4.2%

What stands out

69%

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

Town taxes69%

Property tax
69%$164 thousand

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$62 thousand

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking28%Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%

What stands out

18%

of Osborn's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
28%$19 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$19 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$18 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$18 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$16 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$12 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Osborn. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended February 28, 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 Osborn 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.