Town government · Hancock County, ME

Bar Harbor's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Bar Harbor took in $29.5 million and spent $35.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes75%Fees for services (sewer, parking)20%State tax money4.4%Fines and other1.2%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

20%

of Bar Harbor'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 taxes75%

Property tax
73%$21.6 million
Other taxes
1.6%$478 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$478 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$5.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parking and 4 more
  • Sewer$1.6 million
  • Parking$1.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
  • Other service charges$1.2 million
  • Ports and waterways$425 thousand
  • School lunches$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$45 thousand

State tax money4.4%

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

From the state
4.4%$1.3 million

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$359 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs44%Schools and colleges26%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Roads, transit and parking9.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.5%All other spending3.1%

What stands out

26%

of Bar Harbor'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%

Running the government and other costs
44%$15.4 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$13.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$770 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$586 thousand
  • Government buildings$157 thousand
Schools and colleges
26%$9.2 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$9.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$4.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$2.2 million
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$416 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$309 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.4%$3.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; parking and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$2.7 million
  • Parking$550 thousand
  • Ports and harbors$86 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.5%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.0 million
  • Sewer systems$572 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$704 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$704 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$234 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$234 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$145 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Bar Harbor. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Town of Bar Harbor 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.