Town government · Oxford County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), West Paris took in $2.0 million and spent $1.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes66%State tax money31%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)2.0%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

31%

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

Town taxes66%

Property tax
66%$1.3 million
Other taxes
0.3%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.0%

Fees for services
2.0%$39 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; other service charges and 1 more
  • Parks and recreation$23 thousand
  • Other service charges$13 thousand
  • Garbage collection$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$617 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs34%Roads, transit and parking34%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Police, fire, courts and jails8.8%Parks, recreation and libraries5.0%All other spending5.6%

What stands out

12%

of West Paris' 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
34%$529 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$247 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$243 thousand
  • Government buildings$34 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
34%$525 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$525 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$186 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$186 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.8%$136 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$133 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.0%$77 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$44 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$33 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.2%$49 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$49 thousand
Social services
2.4%$37 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$37 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of West Paris. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

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