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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Manchester took in $371 million and spent $546 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes51%State tax money23%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)18%Federal tax money7.7%Fines and other0.6%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

7.7%

of Manchester's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 50,000+ people get none.

Town taxes51%

Property tax
49%$182 million
Other taxes
2.0%$7.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$6.8 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$418 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$65.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 4 more
  • Other service charges$33.8 million
  • Sewer$10.9 million
  • Garbage collection$10.2 million
  • Water$10.1 million
  • School lunches$295 thousand
  • Other school charges$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.7%

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

From the federal government
7.7%$28.7 million

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$83.6 million

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$1.5 million

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$2.4 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges39%Running the government and other costs38%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.1%Roads, transit and parking3.2%All other spending4.6%

What stands out

39%

of Manchester's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
39%$211 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$211 million
Running the government and other costs
38%$207 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$189 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$16.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$62.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$32.4 million
  • Police$30.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.1%$22.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$9.3 million
  • Water supply$8.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.2%$17.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$17.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$7.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7.8 million
Interest on debt
1.1%$5.9 million
Health and hospitals
1.1%$5.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5.8 million
Sent to other local governments
1.0%$5.6 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$5.6 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Manchester. 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 Manchester 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.