Town government · Caroline County, MD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Ridgely took in $2.5 million and spent $2.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes42%Fees for services (sewer, water)33%State tax money20%Federal tax money3.5%Fines and other1.9%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

8.5%

of Ridgely's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes42%

Property tax
32%$789 thousand
Individual income tax
8.5%$211 thousand
Other taxes
1.3%$31 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$26 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$821 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$412 thousand
  • Water$291 thousand
  • Garbage collection$105 thousand
  • Other service charges$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.5%

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

From the federal government
3.5%$87 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$489 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$5 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$47 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities45%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Parks, recreation and libraries16%Running the government and other costs9.6%Roads, transit and parking6.5%Interest on debt3.1%

What stands out

16%

of Ridgely's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
45%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$571 thousand
  • Water supply$518 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$114 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$521 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$489 thousand
  • Fire protection$30 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
16%$414 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$414 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.6%$255 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$130 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$104 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$14 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.5%$171 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$171 thousand
Interest on debt
3.1%$82 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Ridgely. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Ridgely 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.