Town government · Waldo County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Searsport took in $3.7 million and spent $3.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes56%State tax money24%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)14%Fines and other5.2%

What stands out

14%

of Searsport's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes56%

Property tax
55%$2.1 million
Other taxes
0.5%$18 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$541 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 5 more
  • Sewer$306 thousand
  • Other service charges$132 thousand
  • Garbage collection$88 thousand
  • Ports and waterways$6 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$3 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$913 thousand

Fines and other5.2%

Interest, rents and other
5.2%$196 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs31%Roads, transit and parking21%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Health and hospitals9.4%All other spending7.8%

What stands out

11%

of Searsport'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
31%$1.1 million
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$613 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$443 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$34 thousand
  • Government buildings$34 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$18 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$757 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and ports and harbors
  • Roads and highways$732 thousand
  • Ports and harbors$25 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$726 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$392 thousand
  • Fire protection$294 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$40 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$406 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$286 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$120 thousand
Health and hospitals
9.4%$343 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$343 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.5%$163 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$122 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$41 thousand
Social services
2.8%$102 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$102 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$19 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Searsport. 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 Searsport 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.