Town government · Cumberland County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Standish took in $22.0 million and spent $21.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes88%State tax money10%Fees for services (garbage collection, ports and waterways)1.0%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

86%

of Standish's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 53%.

Town taxes88%

Property tax
86%$19.0 million
Other taxes
2.0%$430 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and public utility taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$298 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$132 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.0%

Fees for services
1.0%$228 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$157 thousand
  • Other service charges$46 thousand
  • Ports and waterways$25 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%$2.3 million

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$86 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs66%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Roads, transit and parking7.0%Interest on debt6.3%Sent to other local governments3.7%All other spending4.6%

What stands out

66%

of Standish's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
66%$14.0 million
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$12.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$626 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$437 thousand
  • Government buildings$234 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$132 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$2.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$1.7 million
  • Police$751 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$59 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.0%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Interest on debt
6.3%$1.3 million
Sent to other local governments
3.7%$779 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$779 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.4%$714 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$714 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$178 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$178 thousand
Social services
0.3%$73 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$73 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Standish. 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 Standish 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.