Town government · York County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Parsonsfield took in $3.6 million and spent $1.4 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 taxes49%State tax money44%Fines and other6.4%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.2%

What stands out

44%

of Parsonsfield's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes49%

Property tax
49%$1.7 million
Other taxes
0.3%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$5 thousand
  • Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$8 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$5 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money44%

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

From the state
44%$1.6 million

Fines and other6.4%

Interest, rents and other
6.4%$228 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking39%Running the government and other costs33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Police, fire, courts and jails9.9%Parks, recreation and libraries3.7%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

11%

of Parsonsfield'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
39%$555 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$555 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$472 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$202 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$136 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$61 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$61 thousand
  • Government buildings$12 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$162 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$162 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.9%$141 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$136 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.7%$53 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$29 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$24 thousand
Social services
1.5%$22 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$22 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$10 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$9 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Parsonsfield. 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 Parsonsfield 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.