Town government · Grafton County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Ashland took in $7.1 million and spent $8.2 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 (electric power, parks and recreation)51%Town taxes44%Fines and other2.1%State tax money2.0%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

51%

of Ashland'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 taxes44%

Property tax
42%$3.0 million
Other taxes
2.1%$147 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$123 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$18 thousand
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services51%

Fees for services
51%$3.7 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Electric power$3.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$124 thousand
  • Garbage collection$26 thousand
  • Other service charges$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.0%

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

From the state
2.0%$146 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$21 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$81 thousand
Fines
1.0%$72 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities64%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Running the government and other costs11%Roads, transit and parking8.0%Parks, recreation and libraries2.6%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

64%

of Ashland'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
64%$5.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$4.1 million
  • Sewer systems$721 thousand
  • Water supply$276 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$177 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$985 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$434 thousand
  • Fire protection$354 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$177 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$20 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$937 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$531 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$193 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$167 thousand
  • Government buildings$46 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.0%$659 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$659 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$211 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$125 thousand
  • Libraries$86 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.2%$97 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$97 thousand
Social services
0.5%$41 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$41 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$5 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Ashland. 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 Ashland 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.