Town government · Belknap County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Alton took in $5.4 million and spent $9.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (road charges, garbage collection)53%Town taxes33%State tax money11%Fines and other2.0%

What stands out

53%

of Alton'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 taxes33%

Property tax
32%$1.7 million
Other taxes
1.7%$90 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$90 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services53%

Fees for services
53%$2.9 million
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Road charges$1.4 million
  • Garbage collection$603 thousand
  • Water$427 thousand
  • Other service charges$282 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$156 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$607 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$106 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs34%Police, fire, courts and jails33%Roads, transit and parking16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Parks, recreation and libraries3.5%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

33%

of Alton'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
34%$3.2 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)$2.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$461 thousand
  • Government buildings$289 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$76 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$3.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Fire protection$1.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$401 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$148 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$611 thousand
  • Water supply$479 thousand
  • Sewer systems$24 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.5%$322 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$164 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$158 thousand
Social services
1.1%$101 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$101 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$18 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$18 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Alton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Town of Alton 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.