Town government · Aroostook County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Weston took in $1.1 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes89%State tax money11%Fees for services0.3%

What stands out

89%

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

Town taxes89%

Property tax
89%$1.0 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$124 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs69%Roads, transit and parking22%Sent to other local governments6.7%Health and hospitals1.4%Police, fire, courts and jails1.1%

What stands out

69%

of Weston'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
69%$777 thousand
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$721 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$45 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4 thousand
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$243 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$243 thousand
Sent to other local governments
6.7%$75 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$75 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.4%$16 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$16 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.1%$12 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$6 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$4 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Weston. 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 Weston 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.