Town government · York County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Shapleigh took in $3.1 million and spent $2.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes71%State tax money19%Fees for services (garbage collection)7.5%Fines and other2.8%

What stands out

7.5%

of Shapleigh'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 taxes71%

Property tax
71%$2.2 million

Fees for services7.5%

Fees for services
7.5%$234 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$204 thousand
  • Garbage collection$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$584 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$88 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking31%Running the government and other costs24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Health and hospitals14%Police, fire, courts and jails11%All other spending5.3%

What stands out

15%

of Shapleigh'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
31%$790 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$790 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$612 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$362 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$94 thousand
  • Government buildings$77 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$74 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$381 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$381 thousand
Health and hospitals
14%$370 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$370 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$276 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Fire protection$167 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$68 thousand
  • Police$34 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$54 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$29 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$25 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.4%$37 thousand
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$37 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.3%$34 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$34 thousand
Social services
0.4%$11 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Shapleigh. 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 Shapleigh 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.