Town government · York County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), York took in $84.5 million and spent $71.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes74%State tax money20%Fees for services (parks and recreation, school lunches)3.4%Fines and other2.6%

What stands out

20%

of York's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Town taxes74%

Property tax
74%$62.2 million
Other taxes
0.8%$706 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$412 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$247 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$47 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.4%

Fees for services
3.4%$2.9 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; other service charges and 4 more
  • Parks and recreation$1.8 million
  • Other service charges$659 thousand
  • School lunches$238 thousand
  • Ports and waterways$74 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$35 thousand
  • Other school charges$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$16.5 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$30 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$1.5 million
Fines
0.8%$661 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges60%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Roads, transit and parking8.7%Running the government and other costs8.5%Parks, recreation and libraries5.0%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

60%

of York's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
60%$42.7 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$42.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$10.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$6.9 million
  • Fire protection$2.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$452 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.7%$6.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; ports and harbors and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$6.0 million
  • Ports and harbors$110 thousand
  • Parking$100 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.5%$6.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
  • Government buildings$286 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$15 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.0%$3.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.8 million
  • Libraries$790 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.5%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.8 million
Interest on debt
1.3%$915 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$54 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$54 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$14 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$8 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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