Town government · Waldo County, ME

Stockton Springs's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Stockton Springs took in $2.1 million and spent $1.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes55%State tax money35%Fees for services (parks and recreation)8.4%Fines and other1.5%

What stands out

8.4%

of Stockton Springs' money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes55%

Property tax
55%$1.2 million
Other taxes
0.5%$11 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.4%

Fees for services
8.4%$179 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$141 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$747 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$32 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking34%Running the government and other costs27%Health and hospitals18%Police, fire, courts and jails8.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.6%All other spending4.6%

What stands out

18%

of Stockton Springs' 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
34%$531 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$531 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$423 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$377 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$42 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
18%$287 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$287 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.6%$134 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$102 thousand
  • Police$31 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.6%$119 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$119 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$42 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$42 thousand
Social services
1.7%$27 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$27 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Stockton Springs. 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 Stockton Springs 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.