Town government · Somerset County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Starks took in $846 thousand and spent $570 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes54%State tax money36%Fees for services5.3%Fines and other4.3%

What stands out

36%

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

Town taxes54%

Property tax
54%$460 thousand

Fees for services5.3%

Fees for services
5.3%$45 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$45 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$305 thousand

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$36 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs46%Roads, transit and parking38%Police, fire, courts and jails7.5%Interest on debt3.2%Health and hospitals3.0%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

46%

of Starks' 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
46%$261 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)$112 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$103 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$43 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
38%$214 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$214 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.5%$43 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$36 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$7 thousand
Interest on debt
3.2%$18 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.0%$17 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$17 thousand
Social services
2.1%$12 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$12 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Starks. 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 Starks 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.