Town government · Merrimack County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Andover took in $7.1 million and spent $2.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes94%State tax money4.6%Fees for services (garbage collection)1.3%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

6.9%

of Andover's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes94%

Property tax
87%$6.1 million
Other taxes
6.9%$490 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$490 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.3%

Fees for services
1.3%$93 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses and garbage collection
  • Other government-run businesses$48 thousand
  • Garbage collection$45 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.6%

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

From the state
4.6%$329 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$19 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs34%Roads, transit and parking27%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Parks, recreation and libraries2.3%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

12%

of Andover'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%

Running the government and other costs
34%$668 thousand
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)$313 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$124 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$124 thousand
  • Government buildings$64 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$43 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
27%$535 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingToll roads and bridges and roads and highways
  • Toll roads and bridges$529 thousand
  • Roads and highways$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$458 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$310 thousand
  • Fire protection$110 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$38 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$229 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$229 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$46 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$40 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$20 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$20 thousand
Social services
0.7%$14 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$14 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$5 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Andover. 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 Andover 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.