Town government · Kennebec County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Readfield took in $3.1 million and spent $2.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes52%State tax money32%County and local tax money8.2%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)6.5%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

8.2%

of Readfield's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes52%

Property tax
50%$1.5 million
Other taxes
2.2%$67 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$36 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.5%

Fees for services
6.5%$199 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 3 more
  • Garbage collection$118 thousand
  • Other service charges$38 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$22 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$14 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$971 thousand

County and local tax money8.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.2%$251 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$38 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Roads, transit and parking20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Police, fire, courts and jails8.1%Parks, recreation and libraries6.3%All other spending4.6%

What stands out

19%

of Readfield'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
42%$836 thousand
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$350 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$284 thousand
  • Government buildings$163 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$21 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$18 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$406 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$406 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$371 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$371 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.1%$162 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation; fire protection and 1 more
  • Inspections and regulation$72 thousand
  • Fire protection$68 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$22 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.3%$126 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$81 thousand
  • Libraries$45 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.4%$47 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$47 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.2%$24 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$24 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$18 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 Readfield. 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 Readfield 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.