Town government · Penobscot County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Springfield took in $461 thousand and spent $320 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money50%Town taxes48%Fines and other1.5%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.9%

What stands out

50%

of Springfield's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes48%

Property tax
48%$220 thousand

Fees for services0.9%

Fees for services
0.9%$4 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money50%

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

From the state
50%$230 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking39%Running the government and other costs30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Police, fire, courts and jails9.1%Parks, recreation and libraries7.2%

What stands out

14%

of Springfield'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
39%$126 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$126 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$96 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)$46 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$24 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$14 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$46 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$46 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.1%$29 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$21 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.2%$23 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$23 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Springfield. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Springfield 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.