Town government · Oxford County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Stoneham took in $287 thousand and spent $265 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 taxes64%State tax money35%Fees for services0.7%

What stands out

35%

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

Town taxes64%

Property tax
62%$179 thousand
Other taxes
1.7%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2 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%$101 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking52%Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails7.5%Social services7.5%Health and hospitals0.8%Parks, recreation and libraries0.8%

What stands out

7.5%

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

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
52%$138 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$138 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$83 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$37 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$16 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$14 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.5%$20 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$20 thousand
Social services
7.5%$20 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$20 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Stoneham. 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 Stoneham 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.