Town government · Hancock County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Otis took in $3.4 million and spent $2.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes51%State tax money35%County and local tax money11%Fines and other2.1%Fees for services (garbage collection)1.5%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

11%

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

Town taxes51%

Property tax
51%$1.7 million

Fees for services1.5%

Fees for services
1.5%$50 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$26 thousand
  • Garbage collection$23 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
0.2%$7 thousand

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$1.2 million

County and local tax money11%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
11%$364 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$71 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges65%Sent to other local governments11%Running the government and other costs8.4%Roads, transit and parking7.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.8%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

65%

of Otis' 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
65%$1.7 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$1.7 million
Sent to other local governments
11%$290 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$290 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.4%$225 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$126 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$39 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$38 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.9%$211 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$211 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.8%$129 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$129 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.5%$67 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation; fire protection and 1 more
  • Inspections and regulation$31 thousand
  • Fire protection$26 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$9 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$9 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Otis. 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 Otis 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.