Town government · Kennebec County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Windsor took in $3.2 million and spent $1.6 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 money21%Fees for services (garbage collection)9.1%

What stands out

9.1%

of Windsor'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%$2.2 million
Other taxes
0.8%$25 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$16 thousand
  • Other licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.1%

Fees for services
9.1%$290 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$208 thousand
  • Garbage collection$82 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$678 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking44%Running the government and other costs40%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.5%Police, fire, courts and jails6.1%Health and hospitals1.8%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

6.5%

of Windsor'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
44%$701 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$701 thousand
Running the government and other costs
40%$645 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$266 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$264 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$50 thousand
  • Government buildings$43 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$22 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.5%$104 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$104 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.1%$97 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$80 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$13 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.8%$28 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$28 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$10 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$6 thousand
Social services
0.1%$2 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Windsor. 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 Windsor 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.