Town government · York County, ME

Old Orchard Beach's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Old Orchard Beach took in $28.1 million and spent $19.5 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 taxes88%State tax money7.0%Fees for services (parks and recreation, road charges)2.6%Fines and other2.2%

What stands out

9%

of Old Orchard Beach'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 taxes88%

Property tax
79%$22.2 million
Other taxes
9.0%$2.5 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$1.5 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$658 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$351 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.6%

Fees for services
2.6%$721 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; road charges and 1 more
  • Parks and recreation$716 thousand
  • Road charges$3 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.0%

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

From the state
7.0%$2.0 million

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$413 thousand
Fines
0.7%$200 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Running the government and other costs31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries7.7%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

14%

of Old Orchard Beach'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
33%$6.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$3.3 million
  • Fire protection$2.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$464 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$6.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$605 thousand
  • Government buildings$89 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$2.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.0 million
  • Sewer systems$788 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$2.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
  • Parking$231 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.7%$1.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
  • Libraries$406 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$236 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$194 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$194 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Old Orchard Beach. 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 Old Orchard Beach 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.