Town government · Sagadahoc County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Topsham took in $22.1 million and spent $10.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes83%State tax money12%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)4.7%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

82%

of Topsham's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Town taxes83%

Property tax
82%$18.1 million
Other taxes
1.6%$363 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$363 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.7%

Fees for services
4.7%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$700 thousand
  • Garbage collection$235 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$111 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$2.6 million

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$45 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Running the government and other costs28%Parks, recreation and libraries19%Roads, transit and parking12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.3%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

19%

of Topsham's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$3.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.8 million
  • Fire protection$1.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$102 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$2.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$638 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$636 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
19%$1.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
  • Libraries$705 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.3%$435 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$435 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$150 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Topsham. 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 Topsham 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.