Town government · Somerset County, ME

Pleasant Ridge Plantation's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended January 31, 2022), Pleasant Ridge Plantation took in $1.0 million and spent $901 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended January 31, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes87%State tax money6.9%Fees for services (school lunches)3.8%Fines and other2.0%

What stands out

87%

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

Town taxes87%

Property tax
87%$885 thousand

Fees for services3.8%

Fees for services
3.8%$39 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and school lunches
  • Other service charges$32 thousand
  • School lunches$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.9%

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

From the state
6.9%$70 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking39%Running the government and other costs30%Schools and colleges13%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.3%Parks, recreation and libraries1.7%

What stands out

13%

of Pleasant Ridge Plantation's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
39%$352 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$352 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$273 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$222 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$51 thousand
Schools and colleges
13%$120 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$120 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$102 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$102 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.3%$39 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$39 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$15 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Pleasant Ridge Plantation. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended January 31, 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 Pleasant Ridge Plantation 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.