Town government · Hillsborough County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Amherst took in $16.8 million and spent $14.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes81%State tax money11%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)6.8%Fines and other1.6%

What stands out

77%

of Amherst's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 53%.

Town taxes81%

Property tax
77%$12.9 million
Other taxes
3.9%$651 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$253 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$230 thousand
  • Other licenses$168 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.8%

Fees for services
6.8%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; other service charges and 2 more
  • Parks and recreation$544 thousand
  • Other service charges$463 thousand
  • Garbage collection$88 thousand
  • Sewer$51 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%$1.8 million

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$261 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Roads, transit and parking31%Running the government and other costs17%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.9%All other spending3.7%

What stands out

31%

of Amherst's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 9.2%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$4.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$4.0 million
  • Fire protection$583 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$39 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
31%$4.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.3 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$2.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$462 thousand
  • Government buildings$338 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$214 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$32 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$1.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$431 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.9%$679 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$679 thousand
Interest on debt
3.3%$467 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$55 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$55 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Amherst. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Amherst 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.