Town government · Merrimack County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Allenstown took in $11.3 million and spent $4.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes72%Fees for services (sewer)22%County and local tax money5.7%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

22%

of Allenstown's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes72%

Property tax
70%$8.0 million
Other taxes
1.5%$168 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$159 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$2.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$2.4 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money5.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.7%$649 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$83 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Police, fire, courts and jails34%Roads, transit and parking15%Parks, recreation and libraries5.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.8%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

34%

of Allenstown's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
39%$1.7 million
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)$834 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$635 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$210 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$392 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$17 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$667 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$667 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.6%$243 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$181 thousand
  • Libraries$62 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.8%$207 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$207 thousand
Social services
0.9%$38 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$38 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Allenstown. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Allenstown 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.