Town government · Grafton County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bath took in $3.6 million and spent $1.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes89%State tax money6.1%Fines and other4.4%Fees for services (water)0.6%

What stands out

89%

of Bath's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Town taxes89%

Property tax
89%$3.2 million

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$23 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater
  • Water$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.1%

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

From the state
6.1%$217 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.4%$155 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking49%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Parks, recreation and libraries5.5%Health and hospitals2.5%All other spending4.9%

What stands out

5.5%

of Bath's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
49%$608 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$608 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$318 thousand
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)$210 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$59 thousand
  • Government buildings$25 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$24 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$148 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$86 thousand
  • Fire protection$62 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.5%$68 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$66 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.5%$31 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$31 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.4%$29 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; electric power and 1 more
  • Water supply$18 thousand
  • Electric power$10 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$18 thousand
Social services
1.1%$13 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Bath. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Bath 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.