Town government · Washington County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Beddington took in $352 thousand and spent $258 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money56%Town taxes37%Fees for services (parks and recreation, road charges)5.4%Fines and other2.0%

What stands out

56%

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

Town taxes37%

Property tax
36%$128 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.4%

Fees for services
5.4%$19 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation and road charges
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand
  • Road charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money56%

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

From the state
56%$197 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs34%Sent to other local governments25%Roads, transit and parking23%Schools and colleges6.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.8%All other spending5.8%

What stands out

25%

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

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
34%$87 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$71 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$12 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Sent to other local governments
25%$65 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$65 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$59 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$59 thousand
Schools and colleges
6.6%$17 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$17 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.8%$15 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$15 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.7%$12 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$12 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Beddington. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. 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 Beddington 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.