Town government · Oxford County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Woodstock took in $6.2 million and spent $5.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes69%State tax money12%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)9.9%Fines and other9.6%

What stands out

10%

of Woodstock'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 taxes69%

Property tax
68%$4.2 million
Other taxes
0.8%$52 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$52 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.9%

Fees for services
9.9%$615 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 6 more
  • Sewer$325 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$133 thousand
  • Other service charges$65 thousand
  • School lunches$36 thousand
  • Ports and waterways$20 thousand
  • Garbage collection$19 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$13 thousand
  • Other school charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$726 thousand

Fines and other9.6%

Interest, rents and other
8.9%$558 thousand
Fines
0.7%$43 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges55%Running the government and other costs12%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.2%Roads, transit and parking6.0%All other spending8.4%

What stands out

55%

of Woodstock'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
55%$3.0 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$3.0 million
Running the government and other costs
12%$667 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$376 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$241 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$26 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$11 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$578 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$400 thousand
  • Fire protection$122 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$56 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.2%$389 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$303 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$86 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.0%$324 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and ports and harbors
  • Roads and highways$269 thousand
  • Ports and harbors$55 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.0%$323 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$243 thousand
  • Libraries$80 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$104 thousand
Social services
0.3%$17 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$17 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$6 thousand
  • Hospitals$2 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$2 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Woodstock. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Town of Woodstock 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.