Town government · Aroostook County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Westfield took in $775 thousand and spent $615 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes51%State tax money45%Fines and other2.6%Fees for services (parks and recreation)0.9%

What stands out

45%

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

Town taxes51%

Property tax
51%$399 thousand

Fees for services0.9%

Fees for services
0.9%$7 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money45%

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

From the state
45%$349 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking52%Running the government and other costs29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%Police, fire, courts and jails6.8%Parks, recreation and libraries1.5%Interest on debt0.5%

What stands out

10%

of Westfield'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%

Roads, transit and parking
52%$321 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$321 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$176 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)$116 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$52 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$64 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$64 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.8%$42 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$37 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$9 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Westfield. 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 Westfield 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.