Town government · Franklin County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Rangeley took in $4.8 million and spent $4.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes83%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)10%State tax money5.6%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

10%

of Rangeley's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes83%

Property tax
82%$3.9 million
Other taxes
1.4%$67 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$65 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$488 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Sewer$337 thousand
  • Garbage collection$125 thousand
  • Airport$10 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
  • Other service charges$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.6%

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

From the state
5.6%$269 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$53 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Roads, transit and parking21%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Parks, recreation and libraries4.5%All other spending4.6%

What stands out

24%

of Rangeley'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
26%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$521 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$286 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$220 thousand
  • Government buildings$172 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$45 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$674 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$444 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$994 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$994 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$964 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$427 thousand
  • Police$381 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$119 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$37 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.5%$212 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$154 thousand
  • Libraries$58 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.0%$143 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$143 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$76 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Rangeley. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 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 Town of Rangeley 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.