Town government · Coos County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Carroll took in $8.9 million and spent $5.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes87%Fines and other9.1%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)2.8%State tax money1.3%

What stands out

87%

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

Town taxes87%

Property tax
87%$7.7 million

Fees for services2.8%

Fees for services
2.8%$248 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$201 thousand
  • Garbage collection$46 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.3%

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

From the state
1.3%$115 thousand

Fines and other9.1%

Interest, rents and other
9.0%$800 thousand
Fines
0.1%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Interest on debt34%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Roads, transit and parking8.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.2%

What stands out

34%

of Carroll's spending goes to interest on debt.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
40%$2.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$412 thousand
  • Government buildings$105 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$31 thousand
Interest on debt
34%$1.7 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.7 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$782 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$447 thousand
  • Fire protection$335 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.5%$430 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$430 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.2%$112 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$107 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Carroll. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Town of Carroll 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.