Town government · Lincoln County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Bristol took in $11.2 million and spent $10.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes85%State tax money8.7%Fees for services (parks and recreation, school lunches)5.2%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

7.7%

of Bristol's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes85%

Property tax
77%$8.7 million
Other taxes
7.7%$864 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and other licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$822 thousand
  • Other licenses$42 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.2%

Fees for services
5.2%$587 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation and school lunches
  • Parks and recreation$586 thousand
  • School lunches$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.7%

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

From the state
8.7%$979 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$152 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges71%Running the government and other costs6.4%Roads, transit and parking6.2%Parks, recreation and libraries4.4%Police, fire, courts and jails4.3%All other spending7.2%

What stands out

71%

of Bristol'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%

Schools and colleges
71%$7.8 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$7.8 million
Running the government and other costs
6.4%$704 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$327 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$327 thousand
  • Government buildings$50 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.2%$681 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$681 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.4%$486 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$486 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.3%$469 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$469 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.1%$335 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$335 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.4%$265 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$255 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$10 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$184 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$9 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Bristol. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Town of Bristol 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.