Town government · Hancock County, ME

Southwest Harbor's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Southwest Harbor took in $10.6 million and spent $8.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes83%County and local tax money6.4%State tax money5.3%Fines and other4.2%Federal tax money0.5%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)0.4%

What stands out

6.4%

of Southwest Harbor's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes83%

Property tax
83%$8.8 million
Other taxes
0.6%$59 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$23 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$22 thousand
  • Other licenses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$41 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Sewer$26 thousand
  • Garbage collection$8 thousand
  • Water$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$49 thousand

State tax money5.3%

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

From the state
5.3%$563 thousand

County and local tax money6.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.4%$681 thousand

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$446 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges51%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.3%Sent to other local governments4.0%All other spending11%

What stands out

51%

of Southwest Harbor'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
51%$4.1 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$4.1 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$1.5 million
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$954 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$437 thousand
  • Government buildings$45 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$34 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$812 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$623 thousand
  • Fire protection$133 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$37 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$19 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.3%$422 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$414 thousand
  • Water supply$5 thousand
  • Sewer systems$3 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.0%$324 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$324 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.1%$246 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$246 thousand
Interest on debt
2.4%$193 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$158 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$35 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$187 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$127 thousand
  • Libraries$60 thousand
Social services
2.0%$162 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$162 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$78 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$78 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Southwest Harbor. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Southwest Harbor 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.