Town government · Hillsborough County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Brookline took in $21.6 million and spent $6.3 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 taxes98%State tax money2.2%Fines and other<0.1%

What stands out

97%

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

Town taxes98%

Property tax
97%$21.1 million
Other taxes
0.2%$34 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$6 thousand

State tax money2.2%

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

From the state
2.2%$486 thousand

Fines and other<0.1%

Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs44%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Roads, transit and parking17%Parks, recreation and libraries7.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.9%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

24%

of Brookline'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
44%$2.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$281 thousand
  • Government buildings$215 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$954 thousand
  • Fire protection$486 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$49 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.5%$474 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$417 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$57 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.9%$434 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$434 thousand
Social services
0.7%$46 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$46 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$23 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$11 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Brookline. 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 Brookline 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.