Town government · Talbot County, MD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Easton took in $97.9 million and spent $103 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, gas)65%Town taxes19%State tax money7.9%Fines and other5.9%Federal tax money2.0%

What stands out

65%

of Easton's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

Town taxes19%

Property tax
15%$14.2 million
Individual income tax
2.8%$2.7 million
Other taxes
1.6%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$910 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$553 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$122 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services65%

Fees for services
65%$63.9 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; gas and 4 more
  • Electric power$55.2 million
  • Gas$6.2 million
  • Garbage collection$2.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$41 thousand
  • Parking$33 thousand
  • Road charges$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.0%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
2.0%$2.0 million

State tax money7.9%

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

From the state
7.9%$7.7 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%$6 thousand

Fines and other5.9%

Interest, rents and other
5.9%$5.8 million
Fines
<0.1%$35 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities51%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Parks, recreation and libraries6.3%Roads, transit and parking6.2%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

51%

of Easton's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
51%$52.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$26.5 million
  • Water supply$16.0 million
  • Gas supply$7.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.8 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$21.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$15.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
  • Government buildings$547 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$13.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$11.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.0 million
  • Fire protection$868 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.3%$6.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.2%$6.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.3 million
Housing and community development
1.1%$1.1 million
Interest on debt
1.1%$1.1 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Easton. 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 Easton 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.