Town government · Otsego County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Maryland took in $1.5 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes51%State tax money19%County and local tax money16%Federal tax money6.3%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)4.4%Fines and other2.7%

What stands out

16%

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

Town taxes51%

Property tax
49%$721 thousand
Other taxes
2.0%$30 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.4%

Fees for services
4.4%$64 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$55 thousand
  • Garbage collection$5 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.3%

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

From the federal government
6.3%$93 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$281 thousand

County and local tax money16%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
16%$242 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Fines
1.6%$23 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.2%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking64%Running the government and other costs21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Police, fire, courts and jails2.1%Interest on debt0.9%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

12%

of Maryland's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
64%$776 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$776 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$255 thousand
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$173 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$44 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$32 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$143 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$88 thousand
  • Water supply$55 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.1%$25 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$25 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$11 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Maryland. 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 Maryland 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.