Town of Bethel — Financial Data

3,959 Population FY 2024

$1,651 Town-Wide Per Capita Spending All residents incl. villages FY 2024

2.8% Debt Service FY 2024

0.0 Fiscal Stress FY 2024

16.7 Env. Stress FY 2024

No incorporated villages in this town.

Stress Trajectory

Community Profile

Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates

15.7% Poverty Rate 2023

35.5% Bachelor's+ Rate 2023

2.1% Unemployment Rate 2023

82.5% Homeownership Rate 2023

Median Household Income

$72,813 (2023)

2010 2023

Per Capita Income

$39,568 (2023)

2010 2023

Median Home Value

$233,000 (2023)

2010 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,265 (2023)

2010 2023

Median Age

48.9 (2023)

2010 2023

Gini Index

0 = perfect equality · 1 = perfect inequality

0.5 (2023)

2010 2023

Financial Trends

Total spending across all funds, including services for the entire town and services exclusive to areas outside villages · 1995–2024

Fiscal Health

Debt Outstanding

$5,856,590 (2024)

2011 2024

Full Value of Taxable Property

$1,287,124,565 (2024)

2011 2024

Debt Service

$412,846 (2024)

1995 2024

Debt Service %

2.8% (2024)

1995 2024

Town-Wide Per Capita Spending

$1,651 (2024)

2010 2024

Fiscal Stress Score (OSC)

0 = healthy · 100 = significant stress

0.0 (2024)

2012 2024

Environmental Stress Score (OSC)

0 = no stress · 100 = significant stress

16.7 (2024)

2012 2024

Top Revenue Sources

Real Property Taxes And Assessments

$10,107,931 (2024)

1995 2024

State Aid

$2,088,630 (2024)

1995 2024

Charges For Services

$1,283,809 (2024)

1995 2024

Use And Sale Of Property

$710,953 (2024)

1995 2024

Other Local Revenues

$541,352 (2024)

1995 2024

Top Expenditures

Transportation

$6,239,037 (2024)

1995 2024

Employee Benefits

$3,536,313 (2024)

1995 2024

General Government

$1,890,354 (2024)

1995 2024

Sanitation

$868,986 (2024)

1995 2024

Public Safety

$835,281 (2024)

1995 2024

Financial Documents (84)

Year	Title	Type
2024	Town of Bethel OSC Annual Financial Report 2024	OSC_TOWN_CSV_AFR
2024	Town of Bethel OSC Annual Financial Report 2024	OSC_TOWN_AFR
2024	Town of Bethel FSMS Report 2024	FSMS_MONITORING
2023	Town of Bethel Census ACS 5-Year Estimates 2023	US_CENSUS_ACS5
2023	Town of Bethel OSC Annual Financial Report 2023	OSC_TOWN_CSV_AFR

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Governance & Structure

Governance Structure

Structure: Not specified
Fiscal Autonomy: Not specified
ICMA Recognition: —
Notes: None
OSC Code: 480307000000

School Details

Not applicable for this entity type.