Town government · Sagadahoc County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Phippsburg took in $3.6 million and spent $2.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes65%Fines and other19%State tax money15%Fees for services (garbage collection)2.2%

What stands out

19%

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

Town taxes65%

Property tax
63%$2.3 million
Other taxes
1.7%$62 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$56 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.2%

Fees for services
2.2%$80 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$59 thousand
  • Garbage collection$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$530 thousand

Fines and other19%

Interest, rents and other
19%$675 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs48%Roads, transit and parking27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Police, fire, courts and jails6.6%Parks, recreation and libraries2.4%All other spending3.6%

What stands out

12%

of Phippsburg'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
48%$978 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)$701 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$186 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$59 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$20 thousand
  • Government buildings$12 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
27%$553 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$553 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$238 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$238 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.6%$133 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$66 thousand
  • Police$47 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$20 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$49 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$36 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.7%$34 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$34 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.9%$18 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$18 thousand
Social services
0.6%$13 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$13 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Phippsburg. 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 Phippsburg 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.