Town government · Hancock County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Surry took in $4.8 million and spent $4.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes82%Federal tax money9.3%State tax money6.4%Fines and other1.8%

What stands out

9.3%

of Surry's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes82%

Property tax
79%$3.7 million
Other taxes
3.9%$185 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$185 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money9.3%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
9.3%$442 thousand

State tax money6.4%

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

From the state
6.4%$306 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$85 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges70%Roads, transit and parking9.7%Running the government and other costs7.9%Police, fire, courts and jails4.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.3%All other spending4.9%

What stands out

70%

of Surry's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
70%$2.8 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$2.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.7%$394 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$394 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.9%$320 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other government-run businesses and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$262 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$39 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.3%$175 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$97 thousand
  • Fire protection$69 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$9 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.3%$133 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$133 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.4%$97 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$97 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.6%$66 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$66 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$35 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$24 thousand
  • Libraries$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Surry. 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 Surry 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.