Town government · Cheshire County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Alstead took in $1.9 million and spent $2.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes32%Fines and other29%State tax money29%Fees for services (garbage collection)9.0%

What stands out

29%

of Alstead's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes32%

Property tax
22%$437 thousand
Sales tax
9.0%$175 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$13 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.0%

Fees for services
9.0%$176 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$176 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$573 thousand

Fines and other29%

Interest, rents and other
29%$574 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking42%Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.3%Parks, recreation and libraries4.1%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

8.3%

of Alstead's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
42%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
29%$771 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$357 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$148 thousand
  • Government buildings$143 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$94 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$29 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$414 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$207 thousand
  • Police$203 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.3%$220 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$220 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.1%$110 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$83 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$27 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$18 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$18 thousand
Social services
0.4%$11 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Alstead. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Town of Alstead 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.