Town government · Aroostook County, ME

St. Agatha's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), St. Agatha took in $1.4 million and spent $976 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes55%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)28%State tax money16%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

28%

of St. Agatha'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 taxes55%

Property tax
55%$746 thousand

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$374 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Sewer$296 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$36 thousand
  • Road charges$29 thousand
  • Other service charges$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$215 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$18 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Roads, transit and parking28%Parks, recreation and libraries5.5%Police, fire, courts and jails4.5%All other spending5.1%

What stands out

28%

of St. Agatha'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
29%$285 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$200 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$64 thousand
  • Government buildings$12 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$273 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$187 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$86 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
28%$270 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$270 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.5%$54 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$54 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.5%$44 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$42 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Interest on debt
2.6%$25 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.4%$14 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$14 thousand
Social services
1.1%$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 St. Agatha. 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 St. Agatha 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.