Town government · Franklin County, ME

Rangeley Plantation's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Rangeley Plantation took in $1.3 million and spent $1.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes88%State tax money11%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

88%

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

Town taxes88%

Property tax
88%$1.2 million

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$145 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges39%Roads, transit and parking21%Running the government and other costs14%Police, fire, courts and jails8.9%Health and hospitals8.0%All other spending9.7%

What stands out

39%

of Rangeley 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%

Schools and colleges
39%$544 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$544 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$293 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$293 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$195 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$86 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$67 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$42 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.9%$125 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$122 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.0%$112 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$112 thousand
Environment and natural resources
4.2%$59 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$59 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.0%$56 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$56 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$21 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$21 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Rangeley Plantation. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. 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 Rangeley 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.