Town government · Merrimack County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bradford took in $768 thousand and spent $2.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Town taxes63%State tax money32%Fees for services4.3%Fines and other1.4%

Town taxes63%

Property tax
59%$452 thousand
Other taxes
3.6%$28 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$24 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.3%

Fees for services
4.3%$33 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$244 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs54%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Roads, transit and parking5.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.7%Health and hospitals4.5%All other spending5.0%

What stands out

27%

of Bradford's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
54%$1.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$914 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$386 thousand
  • Government buildings$101 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$39 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$715 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$567 thousand
  • Fire protection$101 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$47 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.1%$138 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$138 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.7%$127 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$127 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.5%$120 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$120 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.5%$93 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$86 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Social services
1.4%$38 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$38 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
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Bradford. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Bradford 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.