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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Otisfield took in $4.0 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes91%State tax money6.8%Fees for services (garbage collection)1.8%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

91%

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

Town taxes91%

Property tax
91%$3.7 million

Fees for services1.8%

Fees for services
1.8%$74 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$40 thousand
  • Garbage collection$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.8%

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

From the state
6.8%$272 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Roads, transit and parking33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Health and hospitals0.6%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

15%

of Otisfield'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%

Running the government and other costs
37%$454 thousand
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$200 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$150 thousand
  • Government buildings$67 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$35 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
33%$407 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$407 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$186 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$186 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$156 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$143 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$13 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$7 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7 thousand
Social services
0.5%$6 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$6 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$5 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Otisfield. 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 Otisfield 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.