Town government · Somerset County, ME

Brighton Plantation's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Brighton Plantation took in $383 thousand and spent $292 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 money72%Town taxes27%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

72%

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

Town taxes27%

Property tax
27%$105 thousand

State tax money72%

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

From the state
72%$277 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking42%Sent to other local governments30%Running the government and other costs18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.5%Schools and colleges2.1%Police, fire, courts and jails1.7%

What stands out

30%

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

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
42%$123 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$123 thousand
Sent to other local governments
30%$88 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$88 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$54 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$27 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$24 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.5%$16 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$16 thousand
Schools and colleges
2.1%$6 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.7%$5 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Brighton Plantation. 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 Brighton Plantation 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.