Town government · Hancock County, ME

Winter Harbor's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Winter Harbor took in $1.4 million and spent $1.0 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%Fines and other14%State tax money9.4%Fees for services (garbage collection)6.5%

What stands out

14%

of Winter Harbor's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes70%

Property tax
70%$970 thousand

Fees for services6.5%

Fees for services
6.5%$90 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$67 thousand
  • Garbage collection$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.4%

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

From the state
9.4%$130 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
14%$195 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking33%Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.2%Parks, recreation and libraries7.4%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

8.2%

of Winter Harbor'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
33%$347 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and ports and harbors
  • Roads and highways$340 thousand
  • Ports and harbors$7 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$299 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$190 thousand
  • Government buildings$56 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$34 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$225 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$120 thousand
  • Police$105 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.2%$85 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$85 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.4%$77 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$72 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Winter Harbor. 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 Winter Harbor 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.