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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Dartmouth took in $150 million and spent $151 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes58%Fees for services (water, sewer)12%Fines and other12%State tax money12%Federal tax money4.6%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

12%

of Dartmouth's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 3.3%.

Town taxes58%

Property tax
55%$82.0 million
Other taxes
3.1%$4.6 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$3.3 million
  • Other licenses$1.4 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$18.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 6 more
  • Water$6.8 million
  • Sewer$6.6 million
  • Other service charges$4.5 million
  • Ports and waterways$355 thousand
  • School lunches$189 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$114 thousand
  • Other school charges$89 thousand
  • Parking$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.6%

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

From the federal government
4.6%$6.9 million

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$18.1 million

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$743 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$18.6 million
Fines
<0.1%$44 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges48%Running the government and other costs28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.1%Police, fire, courts and jails7.0%Roads, transit and parking3.2%All other spending5.5%

What stands out

48%

of Dartmouth's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
48%$72.2 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$72.2 million
Running the government and other costs
28%$42.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$39.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$733 thousand
  • Government buildings$704 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.1%$12.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$7.0 million
  • Sewer systems$5.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.0%$10.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$9.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$804 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$560 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.2%$4.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and ports and harbors
  • Roads and highways$4.5 million
  • Ports and harbors$308 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.2%$3.3 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$3.1 million
  • Sent to the state government$226 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$2.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$924 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$1.2 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$927 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$267 thousand
Social services
0.4%$549 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$549 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$421 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$421 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$148 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$148 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Dartmouth. 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 Dartmouth 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.