Town government · Cumberland County, ME

Cape Elizabeth's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Cape Elizabeth took in $53.2 million and spent $54.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes84%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)8.5%State tax money6.8%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

8.5%

of Cape Elizabeth's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes84%

Property tax
76%$40.2 million
Other taxes
5.3%$2.8 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$2.6 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$258 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
2.6%$1.4 million

Fees for services8.5%

Fees for services
8.5%$4.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 3 more
  • Sewer$2.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
  • Parking$656 thousand
  • Garbage collection$94 thousand
  • Other school charges$74 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.8%

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

From the state
6.8%$3.6 million

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$568 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges67%Running the government and other costs14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.0%Police, fire, courts and jails5.4%Parks, recreation and libraries4.3%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

67%

of Cape Elizabeth'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
67%$36.6 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$36.6 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$7.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Other and not broken out$6.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.0%$3.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$2.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$676 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.4%$3.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.8 million
  • Fire protection$998 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$107 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.3%$2.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.7 million
  • Libraries$656 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.8%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Interest on debt
0.2%$126 thousand
Social services
0.1%$80 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$80 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$6 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$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Cape Elizabeth. 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 Cape Elizabeth 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.