Town government · Penobscot County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Veazie took in $8.5 million and spent $6.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes77%State tax money21%Fines and other0.7%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources, garbage collection)0.5%

What stands out

77%

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

Town taxes77%

Property tax
77%$6.6 million
Other taxes
0.5%$44 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$36 thousand
  • Other licenses$5 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$44 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks, land and natural resources and 3 more
  • Other service charges$20 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$17 thousand
  • Other school charges$4 thousand
  • Garbage collection$2 thousand
  • Water$1 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%$1.8 million

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$60 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges59%Sent to other local governments15%Running the government and other costs9.3%Police, fire, courts and jails7.7%Roads, transit and parking4.7%All other spending3.7%

What stands out

59%

of Veazie'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
59%$4.0 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$4.0 million
Sent to other local governments
15%$1.0 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$619 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$394 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.3%$618 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$618 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.7%$513 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$330 thousand
  • Fire protection$183 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.7%$311 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$295 thousand
  • Public transit$16 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.3%$217 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$115 thousand
  • Sewer systems$100 thousand
  • Water supply$2 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$17 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$17 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$9 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$5 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Veazie. 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 Veazie 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.