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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Rumford took in $21.6 million and spent $6.7 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 taxes75%State tax money18%Fees for services (sewer, road charges)7.1%Fines and other0.1%

What stands out

7.1%

of Rumford'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 taxes75%

Property tax
75%$16.2 million
Other taxes
0.2%$43 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$43 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.1%

Fees for services
7.1%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; road charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$829 thousand
  • Road charges$557 thousand
  • Other service charges$150 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$3.8 million

Fines and other0.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.1%$28 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Roads, transit and parking34%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Parks, recreation and libraries8.6%Running the government and other costs5.9%All other spending7.0%

What stands out

34%

of Rumford's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$2.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$1.1 million
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$57 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
34%$2.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
  • Parking$136 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$748 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$654 thousand
  • Sewer systems$94 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.6%$572 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$299 thousand
  • Libraries$273 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.9%$395 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and government buildings
  • Other and not broken out$247 thousand
  • Government buildings$148 thousand
Social services
4.1%$276 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$276 thousand
Interest on debt
2.6%$172 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$23 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$23 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Rumford. 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 Rumford 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.