Town government · Franklin County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Phillips took in $1.5 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes43%State tax money32%Fines and other16%Fees for services8.1%

What stands out

16%

of Phillips' money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes43%

Property tax
43%$650 thousand

Fees for services8.1%

Fees for services
8.1%$122 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$122 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$486 thousand

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
16%$243 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking45%Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.9%Health and hospitals1.9%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

8.9%

of Phillips' 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
45%$599 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$399 thousand
  • Parking$200 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$416 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$233 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$168 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$15 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$172 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$172 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.9%$120 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$120 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.9%$26 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$26 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Phillips. 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 Phillips 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.