ZIP 04463 · Medford, ME

Six governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 04463: the state, county, city or town and school district, and where each one's money comes from and goes.

Each government is shown for its own newest fiscal year on file, so the years differ. Figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, the government's own report, as named under Sources and more.

Where do my taxes go in 04463?
04463 is served by the State of Maine, Piscataquis County, the Town of Medford, Lake View Plantation, the Town of Milo and School Administrative District 41. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of Maine spent $13.7 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Piscataquis County spent $4.3 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023), Town of Medford spent $766 thousand (fiscal year ended June 30, 2022), Lake View Plantation spent $643 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023), Town of Milo spent $2.8 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023) and School Administrative District 41 spent $13.8 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 04463?
Of the governments serving 04463, State of Maine collected $40.0 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), School Administrative District 41 collected $2.4 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Town of Milo collected $1.5 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023), Town of Medford collected $571 thousand (fiscal year ended June 30, 2022) and Lake View Plantation collected $461 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 04463.

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From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

See the full budget for: Piscataquis County, Medford, Lake View Plantation and Milo

Why not this year? Each figure is the newest year the U.S. Census Bureau has published for that government, so the years differ and are not the current year. Most governments post their current budget on their own website.

Where property tax goes in 04463

State of Maine$40.0 million

0.3% of its $13.7 billion in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

School Administrative District 41$2.4 million

17% of its $13.9 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

Town of Milo$1.5 million

50% of its $3.0 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 · estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

Town of Medford$571 thousand

55% of its $1.0 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2022

Lake View Plantation$461 thousand

76% of its $604 thousand in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2023

These are each government's total property tax collections, not your bill. Your own bill is split by each government's tax rate, shown on your property tax bill.

Your county

Piscataquis County

$4.3 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023.

Where the money comes from

Local tax money68%State tax money32%

What stands out

68%

of Piscataquis County's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people get none.

Full Piscataquis County breakdown

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$1.6 million

Local tax money68%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
68%$3.5 million
Piscataquis County page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails69%Running the government and other costs31%

What stands out

69%

of Piscataquis County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 20%.

Full Piscataquis County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
69%$3.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$1.4 million
  • Police$1.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$599 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$1.3 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$838 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$304 thousand
  • Government buildings$174 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$27 thousand
Piscataquis County page →

Your towns

Public schools here are run by Lake View Plantation and Town of Medford, so school money is part of its budget.

Town of Medford

$766 thousand budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2022.

About 29% of this ZIP is in Medford.

Where the money comes from

Town taxes55%State tax money43%Fees for services1.3%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

43%

of Medford's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Full Medford breakdown

Town taxes55%

Property tax
55%$571 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.3%

Fees for services
1.3%$13 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money43%

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

From the state
43%$449 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$3 thousand
Medford page →

Where the money goes

Sent to other local governments62%Roads, transit and parking19%Running the government and other costs6.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.2%Schools and colleges3.7%All other spending3.5%

What stands out

62%

of Medford's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Full Medford breakdown

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
62%$478 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$436 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$42 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$142 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$142 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.7%$51 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$39 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.2%$40 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$40 thousand
Schools and colleges
3.7%$28 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$28 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.0%$15 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$10 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$6 thousand
Social services
0.5%$4 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Medford page →

Lake View Plantation

$643 thousand budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023.

About 25% of this ZIP is in Lake View Plantation.

Where the money comes from

Town taxes76%Fines and other17%State tax money5.5%Fees for services1.0%
Full Lake View Plantation breakdown

What stands out

17%

of Lake View Plantation's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes76%

Property tax
76%$461 thousand

Fees for services1.0%

Fees for services
1.0%$6 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.5%

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

From the state
5.5%$33 thousand

Fines and other17%

Interest, rents and other
17%$104 thousand
Lake View Plantation page →

Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs73%Sent to other local governments14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.2%Police, fire, courts and jails3.6%Roads, transit and parking1.6%Schools and colleges0.8%

What stands out

73%

of Lake View Plantation's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Full Lake View Plantation breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
73%$472 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$336 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$128 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
Sent to other local governments
14%$87 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$87 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.2%$46 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$46 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.6%$23 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$23 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.6%$10 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$10 thousand
Schools and colleges
0.8%$5 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$5 thousand
Lake View Plantation page →

Town of Milo

$2.8 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023. Estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

About 23% of this ZIP is in Milo.

Where the money comes from

Town taxes52%State tax money39%Fines and other7.4%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)1.7%

What stands out

39%

of Milo's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Full Milo breakdown

Town taxes52%

Property tax
50%$1.5 million
Other taxes
1.3%$40 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$17 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$17 thousand
  • Other licenses$4 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.7%

Fees for services
1.7%$50 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Other service charges$33 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
  • Garbage collection$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$1.2 million

Fines and other7.4%

Interest, rents and other
7.4%$220 thousand
Milo page →

Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs35%Roads, transit and parking26%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.8%Parks, recreation and libraries4.7%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

10%

of Milo'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.

Full Milo breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
35%$981 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$487 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$311 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$76 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$70 thousand
  • Government buildings$37 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$726 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$726 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$642 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$340 thousand
  • Police$302 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.8%$274 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$274 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.7%$132 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$83 thousand
  • Libraries$49 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$24 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$24 thousand
Social services
0.5%$15 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$15 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$8 thousand
Milo page →

Your schools

School Administrative District 41

$13.8 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 23% of this ZIP is in School Administrative District 41.

Where the money comes from

State tax money68%School district taxes17%County and local tax money15%Fees for services (school lunches)0.1%Fines and other0.1%

What stands out

15%

of School Administrative District 41's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 1.1%.

Full School Administrative District 41 breakdown

School district taxes17%

Property tax
17%$2.4 million

Fees for services0.1%

Fees for services
0.1%$18 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches
  • School lunches$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money68%

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

From the state
68%$9.4 million

County and local tax money15%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
15%$2.1 million

Fines and other0.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.1%$14 thousand
School Administrative District 41 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges99%Interest on debt0.4%Sent to other local governments0.1%
Full School Administrative District 41 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
99%$13.8 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$13.8 million
Interest on debt
0.4%$57 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$18 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts and sent to the state government
  • Sent to school districts$14 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$4 thousand
School Administrative District 41 page →

Your state

State of Maine

$13.7 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State taxes47%Federal tax money37%Fees for services (college tuition, liquor stores)9.9%Fines and other5.2%Local tax money0.2%
Full Maine breakdown

What stands out

18%

of Maine's money comes from a personal income tax.A typical state government gets 14%.

State taxes47%

Individual income tax
18%$2.40 billion
Sales tax
17%$2.35 billion
Other taxes
9.2%$1.25 billion
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; other selective sales taxes and 15 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$247 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$213 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$142 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$134 million
  • Tobacco taxes$128 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$126 million
  • Amusement taxes$68.5 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$48.7 million
  • Estate and gift taxes$29.1 million
  • Public utility taxes$22.8 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$22.4 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$19.0 million
  • Other licenses$18.1 million
  • Corporation licenses$14.8 million
  • Driver's licenses$12.3 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$8.1 million
  • Amusement licenses$797 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Business income tax
3.4%$460 million
Property tax
0.3%$40.0 million

Fees for services9.9%

Fees for services
9.9%$1.36 billion
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; college tuition and 11 more
  • Other service charges$447 million
  • College tuition$282 million
  • Liquor stores$259 million
  • Tolls on roads and bridges$180 million
  • University housing and dining$86.7 million
  • Hospital bills$47.6 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$23.6 million
  • Housing$16.8 million
  • Transit fares$14.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
  • Road charges$283 thousand
  • Airport$245 thousand
  • Other education charges$181 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money37%

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

From the federal government
37%$5.11 billion

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
0.2%$24.2 million

Fines and other5.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$625 million
Fines
0.6%$82.6 million
Maine page →

Where the money goes

Social services42%Sent to local governments17%Schools and colleges11%Roads, transit and parking7.6%Running the government and other costs7.4%All other spending14%

What stands out

42%

of Maine's spending goes to social services.A typical state government spends 31%.

Full Maine breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services
42%$5.80 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; unemployment and social insurance offices and 1 more
  • Other public welfare$5.70 billion
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$95.5 million
  • Veterans' services$4.1 million
Sent to local governments
17%$2.30 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: elementary and secondary schools and 14 more
  • Sent to school districts$1.00 billion
  • Sent to local governments: elementary and secondary schools$641 million
  • Sent to local governments: general support$364 million
  • Sent to local governments: other education$136 million
  • Sent to local governments: finance, tax collection and budgeting$29.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: other public welfare$27.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$25.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$23.3 million
  • Sent to local governments: prisons and jails$20.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: police$16.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$6.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: public health$3.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$3.6 million
  • Sent to local governments: airports$840 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$116 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$68 thousand
Schools and colleges
11%$1.57 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; scholarships and other education subsidies and 3 more
  • Colleges and universities$1.01 billion
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$220 million
  • Other education$211 million
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$108 million
  • Elementary and secondary schools$14.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.6%$1.05 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; toll roads and bridges and 3 more
  • Roads and highways$856 million
  • Toll roads and bridges$153 million
  • Public transit$35.5 million
  • Airports$1.4 million
  • Ports and harbors$542 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.4%$1.01 billion
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$481 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$328 million
  • Government buildings$71.7 million
  • Other government administration$69.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$61.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.1%$563 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$191 million
  • Courts and legal services$156 million
  • Police$134 million
  • Inspections and regulation$59.5 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$21.6 million
Health and hospitals
2.9%$404 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$266 million
  • Hospitals$138 million
Housing and community development
2.2%$301 million
Environment and natural resources
2.2%$295 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$295 million
Interest on debt
1.6%$215 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.3%$177 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores
  • Liquor stores$177 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$20.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$13.5 million
  • Libraries$7.0 million
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Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

State of Maine. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Piscataquis County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

Town of Medford. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

Lake View Plantation. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

Town of Milo. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

School Administrative District 41. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Not shown. Part of this ZIP is also served by Piscataquis Unorganized Territory, which are not matched to a finance record here.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.