Town government · Aroostook County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended January 31, 2022), Reed Plantation took in $606 thousand and spent $339 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money55%Town taxes45%Fines and other0.7%Fees for services0.2%

What stands out

55%

of Reed Plantation's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes45%

Property tax
45%$270 thousand

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money55%

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

From the state
55%$331 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking28%Sent to other local governments24%Schools and colleges18%Running the government and other costs17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.4%Police, fire, courts and jails4.1%

What stands out

24%

of Reed Plantation's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
28%$94 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$94 thousand
Sent to other local governments
24%$82 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$82 thousand
Schools and colleges
18%$60 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$60 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$57 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$32 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$9 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$5 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.4%$32 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$32 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.1%$14 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$13 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Reed 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 Reed 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.