Town government · Kennebec County, ME

West Gardiner's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended January 31, 2022), West Gardiner took in $10.0 million and spent $3.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended January 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money50%Town taxes47%Fees for services2.1%

What stands out

50%

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

Town taxes47%

Property tax
47%$4.7 million
Other taxes
0.1%$12 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.1%

Fees for services
2.1%$207 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$207 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money50%

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

From the state
50%$5.0 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs77%Sent to other local governments11%Roads, transit and parking3.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.2%Social services2.1%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

77%

of West Gardiner's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
77%$2.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$205 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$26 thousand
Sent to other local governments
11%$347 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$347 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.7%$112 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$112 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.2%$96 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$96 thousand
Social services
2.1%$64 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$64 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$35 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$35 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$20 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.6%$18 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation and courts and legal services
  • Inspections and regulation$15 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of West Gardiner. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended January 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of West Gardiner 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.