Town government · Lower Connecticut River Valley County, CT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Portland took in $44.6 million and spent $51.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes69%State tax money21%Fees for services (water, sewer)6.0%Fines and other3.7%

What stands out

6%

of Portland's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes69%

Property tax
69%$30.6 million
Other taxes
0.4%$159 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$159 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.0%

Fees for services
6.0%$2.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 6 more
  • Water$1.0 million
  • Sewer$763 thousand
  • Other service charges$500 thousand
  • Garbage collection$166 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$145 thousand
  • School lunches$96 thousand
  • Other school charges$6 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$9.4 million

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%$5 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$1.7 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges57%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking6.9%Police, fire, courts and jails6.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.4%All other spending7.8%

What stands out

57%

of Portland's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
57%$28.9 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$28.9 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$8.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$5.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.0 million
  • Government buildings$655 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.9%$3.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.3%$3.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.3 million
  • Fire protection$573 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$169 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$169 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.4%$2.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
  • Water supply$933 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$671 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.4%$2.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$945 thousand
Social services
1.0%$489 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$489 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$489 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$438 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$438 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.6%$303 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$303 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Portland. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Portland 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.