Town government · Cecil County, MD

North East's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), North East took in $12.2 million and spent $9.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)37%Town taxes27%Fines and other23%Federal tax money8.5%State tax money4.4%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

23%

of North East's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

Town taxes27%

Property tax
21%$2.5 million
Individual income tax
4.5%$553 thousand
Other taxes
2.4%$292 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility licenses and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$194 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$65 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$12 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$12 thousand
  • Other licenses$7 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$4.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$3.4 million
  • Garbage collection$504 thousand
  • Other service charges$386 thousand
  • Sewer$189 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.5%

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

From the federal government
8.5%$1.0 million

State tax money4.4%

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

From the state
4.4%$534 thousand

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%$7 thousand

Fines and other23%

Interest, rents and other
23%$2.8 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities49%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Roads, transit and parking12%Running the government and other costs7.4%Parks, recreation and libraries3.3%Interest on debt1.8%

What stands out

27%

of North East's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
49%$4.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$3.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$512 thousand
  • Sewer systems$425 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$2.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$2.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$401 thousand
  • Fire protection$38 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
7.4%$685 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$476 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$114 thousand
  • Government buildings$82 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$13 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.3%$308 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$308 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$167 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$108 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$59 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of North East. 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 North East 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.