Town government · Washington County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Steuben took in $1.3 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes61%State tax money29%Fines and other7.3%Fees for services (road charges)2.6%

What stands out

7.3%

of Steuben's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes61%

Property tax
61%$794 thousand

Fees for services2.6%

Fees for services
2.6%$34 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$30 thousand
  • Road charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$383 thousand

Fines and other7.3%

Interest, rents and other
7.3%$95 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking43%Running the government and other costs34%Health and hospitals11%Police, fire, courts and jails6.3%Interest on debt4.8%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

11%

of Steuben's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
43%$535 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$535 thousand
Running the government and other costs
34%$420 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$224 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$196 thousand
Health and hospitals
11%$141 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$141 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.3%$79 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$70 thousand
  • Fire protection$9 thousand
Interest on debt
4.8%$60 thousand
Social services
1.0%$12 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$12 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Steuben. 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 Steuben 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.