Town government · Kennebec County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Vassalboro took in $13.5 million and spent $12.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money56%Town taxes39%Federal tax money3.4%Fees for services (garbage collection, school lunches)1.5%Fines and other0.3%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

56%

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

Town taxes39%

Property tax
39%$5.2 million

Fees for services1.5%

Fees for services
1.5%$198 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Other service charges$85 thousand
  • Garbage collection$56 thousand
  • School lunches$44 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.4%

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

From the federal government
3.4%$462 thousand

State tax money56%

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

From the state
56%$7.6 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$23 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$46 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges70%Sent to other local governments8.7%Roads, transit and parking8.4%Running the government and other costs7.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.6%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

70%

of Vassalboro'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%$8.7 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$8.7 million
Sent to other local governments
8.7%$1.1 million
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$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.4%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Running the government and other costs
7.9%$984 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)$529 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$416 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$39 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.6%$322 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$322 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.6%$205 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$128 thousand
  • Police$77 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$54 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$35 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$21 thousand
Social services
0.1%$15 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$15 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$8 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Vassalboro. 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 Vassalboro 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.