Town government · York County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Kennebunkport took in $13.5 million and spent $11.8 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 taxes77%Fees for services (sewer, parking)16%State tax money4.5%Fines and other2.9%

What stands out

16%

of Kennebunkport'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 taxes77%

Property tax
70%$9.4 million
Other taxes
6.5%$871 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$858 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$2.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parking and 4 more
  • Sewer$988 thousand
  • Parking$430 thousand
  • Ports and waterways$327 thousand
  • Other service charges$223 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$184 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.5%

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

From the state
4.5%$613 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$385 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails28%Running the government and other costs22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Roads, transit and parking18%Parks, recreation and libraries6.5%All other spending7.2%

What stands out

19%

of Kennebunkport's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$3.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$2.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$627 thousand
  • Fire protection$532 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$96 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$2.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$189 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$43 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$15 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$2.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$615 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; ports and harbors and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
  • Ports and harbors$513 thousand
  • Parking$104 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.5%$769 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$597 thousand
  • Libraries$172 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.2%$377 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$377 thousand
Interest on debt
3.1%$370 thousand
Social services
0.6%$66 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$66 thousand
Housing and community development
0.3%$37 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Kennebunkport. 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 Kennebunkport 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.