Town government · Franklin County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Wilton took in $4.7 million and spent $4.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes70%State tax money19%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)10%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

10%

of Wilton'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 taxes70%

Property tax
69%$3.3 million
Other taxes
0.4%$20 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$472 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$331 thousand
  • Other service charges$78 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$33 thousand
  • Garbage collection$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$909 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$55 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Roads, transit and parking24%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Parks, recreation and libraries8.0%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

28%

of Wilton'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$902 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$398 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$966 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$698 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$121 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$68 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$66 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$912 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$691 thousand
  • Fire protection$208 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$13 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.0%$375 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$206 thousand
  • Libraries$169 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$21 thousand
Social services
0.2%$9 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Wilton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. 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 Wilton 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.