Town government · Penobscot County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Bradley took in $3.0 million and spent $3.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes83%County and local tax money14%Fines and other2.7%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.1%

What stands out

14%

of Bradley's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes83%

Property tax
71%$2.1 million
Other taxes
13%$375 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$362 thousand
  • Other licenses$10 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.1%

Fees for services
0.1%$3 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other government-run businesses
  • Garbage collection$2 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money14%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
14%$411 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$81 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs70%Roads, transit and parking14%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.1%Interest on debt1.0%Health and hospitals<0.1%

What stands out

70%

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

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
70%$2.2 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$1.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$600 thousand
  • Government buildings$43 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$430 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$430 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$318 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$288 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$24 thousand
  • Police$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.1%$126 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$126 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$30 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of Town of Bradley 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.