Town government · Merrimack County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Boscawen took in $5.9 million and spent $4.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes76%State tax money12%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)5.6%Fines and other3.7%Federal tax money2.7%

What stands out

5.9%

of Boscawen'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 taxes76%

Property tax
70%$4.2 million
Other taxes
5.9%$349 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$349 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.6%

Fees for services
5.6%$332 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Sewer$215 thousand
  • Garbage collection$65 thousand
  • Other service charges$41 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.7%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
2.7%$158 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$704 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$222 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs44%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Roads, transit and parking16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Social services1.3%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

11%

of Boscawen'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
44%$2.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
  • Government buildings$446 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$174 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$63 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$736 thousand
  • Fire protection$489 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$776 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$776 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$540 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$512 thousand
  • Sewer systems$28 thousand
Social services
1.3%$64 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$64 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$36 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$29 thousand
  • Libraries$7 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$20 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$9 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Boscawen. 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 Boscawen 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.