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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Westmore took in $973 thousand and spent $837 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes79%State tax money16%Fees for services (garbage collection)3.2%Fines and other2.7%

What stands out

77%

of Westmore's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Town taxes79%

Property tax
77%$748 thousand
Other taxes
1.7%$17 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.2%

Fees for services
3.2%$31 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$151 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$26 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking46%Running the government and other costs33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.6%Interest on debt4.9%Housing and community development4.4%All other spending5.3%

What stands out

6.6%

of Westmore'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
46%$381 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$381 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$279 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$122 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$89 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$54 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.6%$55 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$55 thousand
Interest on debt
4.9%$41 thousand
Housing and community development
4.4%$37 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.6%$30 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$30 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.7%$14 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Westmore. 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 Westmore 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.