Town government · Grafton County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bridgewater took in $4.9 million and spent $1.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes97%State tax money3.3%Fees for services<0.1%Fines and other<0.1%

What stands out

96%

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

Town taxes97%

Property tax
96%$4.7 million
Other taxes
0.2%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.3%

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

From the state
3.3%$163 thousand

Fines and other<0.1%

Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs33%Roads, transit and parking22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Health and hospitals10%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

21%

of Bridgewater'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
33%$646 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$245 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$160 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$125 thousand
  • Government buildings$116 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$422 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$422 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$406 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$406 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$207 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$104 thousand
  • Fire protection$94 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
10%$198 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$198 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$23 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$23 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$21 thousand
Social services
0.4%$8 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$8 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$4 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Bridgewater. 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 Bridgewater 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.