Town government · Cumberland County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Bridgton took in $20.8 million and spent $7.9 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 taxes87%State tax money5.3%Fees for services (parks and recreation, sewer)4.1%Fines and other3.6%

What stands out

86%

of Bridgton's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Town taxes87%

Property tax
86%$17.8 million
Other taxes
1.4%$292 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$292 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.1%

Fees for services
4.1%$862 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$492 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$279 thousand
  • Sewer$91 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.3%

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

From the state
5.3%$1.1 million

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$742 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Roads, transit and parking16%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.0%All other spending6.3%

What stands out

13%

of Bridgton's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
32%$2.5 million
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$1.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$748 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$223 thousand
  • Government buildings$149 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$43 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$1.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.0 million
  • Fire protection$659 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$164 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$34 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
  • Parking$35 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$1.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$927 thousand
  • Libraries$93 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.0%$709 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$709 thousand
Housing and community development
2.7%$210 thousand
Interest on debt
2.4%$191 thousand
Social services
0.9%$69 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$69 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$25 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Bridgton. 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 Bridgton 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.