Town government · Piscataquis County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sangerville took in $1.1 million and spent $1.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes59%State tax money30%Fines and other6.7%County and local tax money3.0%Fees for services1.3%

What stands out

6.7%

of Sangerville's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes59%

Property tax
59%$644 thousand

Fees for services1.3%

Fees for services
1.3%$14 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$323 thousand

County and local tax money3.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.0%$33 thousand

Fines and other6.7%

Interest, rents and other
6.7%$73 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking57%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails8.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.1%Health and hospitals3.7%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

7.1%

of Sangerville'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%

Roads, transit and parking
57%$731 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$731 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$281 thousand
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)$114 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$91 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$33 thousand
  • Government buildings$29 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$14 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.0%$103 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$97 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.1%$91 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$91 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.7%$48 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$48 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$26 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$20 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Sangerville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Sangerville 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.