City government · York County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Sanford took in $110 million and spent $103 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money47%City taxes43%Fees for services (road charges, school lunches)5.7%Fines and other3.7%County and local tax money1.1%

What stands out

47%

of Sanford's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 7%.

City taxes43%

Property tax
37%$40.3 million
Other taxes
5.9%$6.5 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$6.3 million
  • Public utility taxes$165 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.7%

Fees for services
5.7%$6.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 3 more
  • Other service charges$5.9 million
  • Road charges$128 thousand
  • Other school charges$108 thousand
  • School lunches$62 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$45 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money47%

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

From the state
47%$51.3 million

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$1.2 million

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$4.1 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges61%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Running the government and other costs9.9%Health and hospitals7.3%Roads, transit and parking4.0%All other spending4.9%

What stands out

61%

of Sanford's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
61%$62.5 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$62.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$13.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$6.7 million
  • Police$6.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$120 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.9%$10.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$8.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$730 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$548 thousand
  • Government buildings$339 thousand
Health and hospitals
7.3%$7.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.0%$4.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$4.0 million
  • Airports$93 thousand
Social services
2.5%$2.6 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2.6 million
Environment and natural resources
1.6%$1.6 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$818 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$684 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$134 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sanford. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Sanford 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.