Town government · Cumberland County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Raymond took in $16.8 million and spent $5.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes91%Federal tax money2.8%State tax money2.3%Fines and other2.2%Fees for services (road charges, parks and recreation)1.9%

What stands out

91%

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

Town taxes91%

Property tax
91%$15.3 million

Fees for services1.9%

Fees for services
1.9%$325 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 1 more
  • Other service charges$241 thousand
  • Road charges$59 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.8%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
2.8%$478 thousand

State tax money2.3%

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

From the state
2.3%$386 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Fines
1.6%$275 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.6%$99 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs44%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Roads, transit and parking16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.0%Parks, recreation and libraries3.8%All other spending7.6%

What stands out

22%

of Raymond's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
44%$2.3 million
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)$1.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$997 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$187 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$50 thousand
  • Government buildings$27 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$942 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$187 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$819 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$818 thousand
  • Public transit$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.0%$361 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$361 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.8%$198 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$132 thousand
  • Libraries$66 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.6%$184 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$184 thousand
Interest on debt
3.2%$165 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$40 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$40 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Raymond. 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 Raymond 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.