Town government · Rockingham County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Brentwood took in $16.3 million and spent $4.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes98%State tax money2.2%Fines and other0.1%

What stands out

98%

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

Town taxes98%

Property tax
98%$15.9 million

State tax money2.2%

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

From the state
2.2%$360 thousand

Fines and other0.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.1%$22 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Running the government and other costs30%Roads, transit and parking13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Social services6.3%All other spending3.4%

What stands out

35%

of Brentwood'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$883 thousand
  • Fire protection$531 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$29 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$951 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$268 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$540 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$540 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$478 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$478 thousand
Social services
6.3%$258 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$251 thousand
  • Other public welfare$7 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$74 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$66 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$66 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Brentwood. 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 Brentwood 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.