Town government · Kennebec County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended January 31, 2022), Sidney took in $6.9 million and spent $1.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended January 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes83%State tax money10%Fines and other5.8%Fees for services1.0%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

83%

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

Town taxes83%

Property tax
83%$5.7 million

Fees for services1.0%

Fees for services
1.0%$72 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$72 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
0.2%$14 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$703 thousand

Fines and other5.8%

Interest, rents and other
5.8%$400 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking40%Running the government and other costs37%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Parks, recreation and libraries3.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.9%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

37%

of Sidney's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
40%$723 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$723 thousand
Running the government and other costs
37%$663 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$410 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$239 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$14 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$250 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$250 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$54 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$54 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.9%$51 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$51 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$23 thousand
Social services
0.7%$12 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$12 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$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 Sidney. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended January 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Sidney 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.