Town government · Knox County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), St. George took in $6.4 million and spent $9.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes86%State tax money10%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)1.9%Fines and other1.7%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

84%

of St. George's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Town taxes86%

Property tax
84%$5.4 million
Other taxes
1.4%$91 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$78 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.9%

Fees for services
1.9%$122 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 3 more
  • Garbage collection$62 thousand
  • Other service charges$31 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
  • School lunches$11 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$667 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$18 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$98 thousand
Fines
0.2%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges56%Sent to other local governments12%Running the government and other costs11%Roads, transit and parking7.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.5%All other spending8.2%

What stands out

56%

of St. George'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
56%$5.2 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$5.2 million
Sent to other local governments
12%$1.1 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$1.1 million
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)$556 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$375 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$91 thousand
  • Government buildings$38 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.6%$709 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$709 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.5%$511 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$511 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.9%$273 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$183 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$60 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$30 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$264 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$218 thousand
  • Libraries$46 thousand
Social services
2.1%$191 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$191 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$18 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$18 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of St. George. 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. George 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.