Town government · Cumberland County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Sebago took in $5.0 million and spent $6.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes82%State tax money16%Fines and other1.1%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)0.6%

What stands out

80%

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

Town taxes82%

Property tax
80%$4.0 million
Other taxes
1.5%$75 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$45 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$16 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$31 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$24 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
  • School lunches$1 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$823 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$53 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges44%Sent to other local governments27%Roads, transit and parking10%Running the government and other costs9.7%Police, fire, courts and jails3.4%All other spending6.1%

What stands out

44%

of Sebago's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
44%$2.7 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$2.7 million
Sent to other local governments
27%$1.7 million
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$1.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
10%$650 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$650 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.7%$602 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$271 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$262 thousand
  • Government buildings$37 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$32 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.4%$214 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$129 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$70 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$15 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.9%$180 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$180 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.6%$160 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$160 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$35 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$31 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Social services
0.1%$7 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Sebago. 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 Town of Sebago 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.