Town government · Grafton County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Campton took in $12.2 million and spent $4.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes86%State tax money4.7%Fines and other4.4%County and local tax money4.4%Fees for services (parks and recreation, parks, land and natural resources)0.5%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

85%

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

Town taxes86%

Property tax
85%$10.4 million
Other taxes
0.5%$62 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and other licenses
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$36 thousand
  • Other licenses$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$65 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; parks, land and natural resources and 1 more
  • Parks and recreation$49 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$14 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$9 thousand

State tax money4.7%

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

From the state
4.7%$575 thousand

County and local tax money4.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.4%$534 thousand

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.4%$533 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Running the government and other costs35%Roads, transit and parking18%Sent to other local governments4.6%Parks, recreation and libraries4.0%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

37%

of Campton'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
37%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$803 thousand
  • Police$658 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$63 thousand
Running the government and other costs
35%$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$674 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$402 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$152 thousand
  • Government buildings$140 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$67 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$764 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$764 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.6%$189 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$189 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.0%$165 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$118 thousand
  • Libraries$47 thousand
Social services
0.7%$28 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$19 thousand
  • Other public welfare$9 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$22 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$17 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Campton. 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 Campton 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.