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South Thomaston's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), South Thomaston took in $2.7 million and spent $2.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes61%State tax money26%Fees for services (garbage collection)6.9%Fines and other6.1%

What stands out

6.9%

of South Thomaston'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 taxes61%

Property tax
60%$1.6 million
Other taxes
1.5%$41 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$41 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.9%

Fees for services
6.9%$186 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$176 thousand
  • Garbage collection$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$687 thousand

Fines and other6.1%

Interest, rents and other
6.1%$165 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Health and hospitals17%Roads, transit and parking16%Police, fire, courts and jails13%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

21%

of South Thomaston'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
32%$715 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)$364 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$180 thousand
  • Government buildings$76 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$73 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$22 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$459 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$459 thousand
Health and hospitals
17%$388 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$388 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$359 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and ports and harbors
  • Roads and highways$357 thousand
  • Ports and harbors$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$278 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$246 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$32 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$17 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$10 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$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 South Thomaston. 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 South Thomaston 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.