Town government · Hillsborough County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Bedford took in $34.1 million and spent $30.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes78%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)19%Fines and other3.2%State tax money<0.1%

What stands out

78%

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

Town taxes78%

Property tax
78%$26.6 million

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$6.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 4 more
  • Other service charges$3.7 million
  • Sewer$1.8 million
  • Other government-run businesses$642 thousand
  • Garbage collection$308 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$66 thousand
  • Road charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money<0.1%

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

From the state
<0.1%$33 thousand

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$1.1 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails42%Running the government and other costs26%Roads, transit and parking15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.8%Parks, recreation and libraries5.6%Interest on debt2.1%

What stands out

42%

of Bedford's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
42%$13.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$12.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$40 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$8.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and other government-run businesses
  • Other and not broken out$7.5 million
  • Other government-run businesses$568 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$4.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.8%$2.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.6%$1.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.7 million
  • Libraries$23 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$637 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Bedford. 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 Bedford 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.