Town government · Cumberland County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Windham took in $58.4 million and spent $48.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes83%State tax money7.9%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)4.8%Fines and other2.8%County and local tax money1.1%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

80%

of Windham's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 53%.

Town taxes83%

Property tax
80%$47.0 million
Other taxes
2.5%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other licenses$1.4 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$76 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.8%

Fees for services
4.8%$2.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Other service charges$1.2 million
  • Garbage collection$783 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$482 thousand
  • Sewer$400 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
0.4%$241 thousand

State tax money7.9%

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

From the state
7.9%$4.6 million

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$618 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$1.7 million

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments57%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Roads, transit and parking8.8%Parks, recreation and libraries6.0%Running the government and other costs5.3%All other spending7.9%

What stands out

57%

of Windham's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
57%$27.5 million
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$27.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$7.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$3.6 million
  • Fire protection$3.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$370 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.8%$4.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.0%$2.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.3 million
  • Libraries$587 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.3%$2.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Government buildings$911 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$784 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$653 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$201 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.7%$2.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.8 million
  • Sewer systems$478 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$754 thousand
Social services
0.7%$360 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$360 thousand
Housing and community development
0.4%$203 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$202 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$202 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Windham. 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 Windham 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.