Town government · Somerset County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Pittsfield took in $6.4 million and spent $4.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes49%State tax money31%Fines and other13%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)7.0%

What stands out

13%

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

Town taxes49%

Property tax
48%$3.0 million
Other taxes
1.2%$74 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$32 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$29 thousand
  • Other licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.0%

Fees for services
7.0%$443 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Sewer$274 thousand
  • Garbage collection$109 thousand
  • Other service charges$29 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$12 thousand
  • Airport$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$2.0 million

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$797 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking26%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Parks, recreation and libraries7.1%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

17%

of Pittsfield'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
26%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$914 thousand
  • Airports$225 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$1.1 million
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$404 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$305 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$230 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$64 thousand
  • Government buildings$60 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$1.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$752 thousand
  • Fire protection$210 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$49 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$25 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$728 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$552 thousand
  • Sewer systems$176 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.1%$313 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$222 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$91 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$89 thousand
Social services
0.2%$9 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Pittsfield. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Town of Pittsfield 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.