Town government · Kennebec County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Winslow took in $29.0 million and spent $24.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes55%State tax money37%Fines and other5.6%County and local tax money2.4%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)0.3%

What stands out

37%

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

Town taxes55%

Property tax
55%$15.9 million

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$77 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more
  • School lunches$52 thousand
  • Other school charges$19 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$10.6 million

County and local tax money2.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.4%$682 thousand

Fines and other5.6%

Interest, rents and other
5.6%$1.6 million
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges84%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.8%Roads, transit and parking4.0%Police, fire, courts and jails2.2%Interest on debt1.9%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

84%

of Winslow's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
84%$20.8 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$20.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.8%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$804 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$641 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.0%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.2%$538 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$295 thousand
  • Police$242 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$476 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.0%$256 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$256 thousand
Running the government and other costs
0.8%$194 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$171 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$23 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$137 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$69 thousand
  • Libraries$68 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$8 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Winslow. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Town of Winslow 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.