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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Maine took in $3.0 million and spent $2.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money60%Town taxes36%State tax money2.4%Fines and other1.2%Fees for services (parks and recreation)0.2%

What stands out

60%

of Maine's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes36%

Property tax
31%$923 thousand
Other taxes
4.8%$143 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$95 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$48 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$5 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$3 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.4%

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

From the state
2.4%$73 thousand

County and local tax money60%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
60%$1.8 million

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$36 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking35%Running the government and other costs35%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Health and hospitals7.3%Interest on debt2.1%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

7.3%

of Maine's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
35%$775 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$775 thousand
Running the government and other costs
35%$761 thousand
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$548 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$107 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$64 thousand
  • Government buildings$42 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$404 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$284 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$85 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$34 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
7.3%$160 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$160 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$45 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$26 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$26 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.7%$15 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$10 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$5 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$4 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Maine. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Maine 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.