Town government · York County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Waterboro took in $16.6 million and spent $6.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes79%State tax money14%Fees for services (parks and recreation)6.2%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

6.2%

of Waterboro'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 taxes79%

Property tax
78%$12.9 million
Other taxes
0.5%$83 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$83 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.2%

Fees for services
6.2%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$729 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$300 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$2.3 million

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$178 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Roads, transit and parking26%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%Parks, recreation and libraries6.9%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

10%

of Waterboro'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
32%$2.0 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$907 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$631 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$312 thousand
  • Government buildings$189 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$1.3 million
  • Police$259 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$647 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$647 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.9%$439 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$327 thousand
  • Libraries$112 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$28 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Waterboro. 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 Waterboro 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.