Town government · Knox County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Thomaston took in $14.8 million and spent $5.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes70%State tax money21%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)8.6%Fines and other0.1%

What stands out

8.6%

of Thomaston's 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 taxes70%

Property tax
70%$10.3 million
Other taxes
0.5%$77 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and public utility taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$50 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.6%

Fees for services
8.6%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 3 more
  • Other service charges$674 thousand
  • Sewer$506 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$81 thousand
  • Garbage collection$14 thousand
  • Ports and waterways$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$3.1 million

Fines and other0.1%

Fines
<0.1%$11 thousand
Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs33%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Roads, transit and parking11%Health and hospitals7.3%All other spending10%

What stands out

18%

of Thomaston's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
33%$1.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$909 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$483 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$189 thousand
  • Government buildings$146 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$96 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$881 thousand
  • Fire protection$175 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$82 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$58 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$1.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$651 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$353 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$610 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$610 thousand
Health and hospitals
7.3%$409 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$409 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.6%$312 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$185 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$127 thousand
Interest on debt
3.6%$204 thousand
Social services
0.4%$24 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$24 thousand
Housing and community development
0.4%$22 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Thomaston. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Town of Thomaston 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.