Town government · Belknap County, NH

Center Harbor's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Center Harbor took in $7.4 million and spent $3.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes90%Fees for services (parks and recreation)5.4%Fines and other2.1%State tax money1.6%Federal tax money0.8%

What stands out

90%

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

Town taxes90%

Property tax
90%$6.7 million

Fees for services5.4%

Fees for services
5.4%$399 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$385 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$57 thousand

State tax money1.6%

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

From the state
1.6%$120 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$158 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails38%Running the government and other costs33%Roads, transit and parking15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.3%Parks, recreation and libraries3.1%All other spending4.4%

What stands out

38%

of Center Harbor'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
38%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$808 thousand
  • Police$419 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$758 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$166 thousand
  • Government buildings$80 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$69 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$500 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$500 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.3%$204 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$204 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$100 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$61 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$39 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.2%$73 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$73 thousand
Social services
1.8%$57 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$45 thousand
  • Welfare institutions$12 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Center Harbor. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Center Harbor 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.