Town government · Androscoggin County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Sabattus took in $8.4 million and spent $3.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes80%State tax money14%Fines and other4.1%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)1.6%

What stands out

80%

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

Town taxes80%

Property tax
80%$6.7 million
Other taxes
0.5%$38 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.6%

Fees for services
1.6%$131 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$55 thousand
  • Garbage collection$52 thousand
  • Road charges$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$1.2 million

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$346 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Roads, transit and parking19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.0%Interest on debt3.0%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

29%

of Sabattus' 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
40%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$728 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$571 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$939 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$625 thousand
  • Fire protection$258 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$56 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$616 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$616 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.0%$260 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$260 thousand
Interest on debt
3.0%$99 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$31 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$31 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Sabattus. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Town of Sabattus 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.