Town government · Somerset County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), St. Albans took in $1.6 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes56%State tax money39%Fines and other3.6%Fees for services (garbage collection)1.1%

What stands out

39%

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

Town taxes56%

Property tax
56%$891 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$13 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$6 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.1%

Fees for services
1.1%$18 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; other government-run businesses and 1 more
  • Other service charges$12 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
  • Garbage collection$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$620 thousand

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$58 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs52%Roads, transit and parking38%Police, fire, courts and jails7.1%Parks, recreation and libraries1.3%Interest on debt1.2%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

52%

of St. Albans' 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%

Running the government and other costs
52%$684 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$373 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$193 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$86 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$19 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
38%$496 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$496 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.1%$93 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$73 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$11 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$17 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$16 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$7 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7 thousand
Social services
0.5%$6 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of St. Albans. 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 St. Albans 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.