Town government · Sullivan County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Charlestown took in $5.8 million and spent $6.8 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 taxes69%Fees for services (water, sewer)18%State tax money12%

What stands out

18%

of Charlestown's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes69%

Property tax
69%$4.0 million
Other taxes
0.6%$34 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$26 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$404 thousand
  • Sewer$335 thousand
  • Other service charges$321 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$709 thousand

Fines and other<0.1%

Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Running the government and other costs19%Parks, recreation and libraries4.8%All other spending5.0%

What stands out

21%

of Charlestown'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%

Roads, transit and parking
30%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$566 thousand
  • Water supply$510 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$347 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$204 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$71 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$18 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$700 thousand
  • Government buildings$274 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$128 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$93 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$85 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.8%$328 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$193 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$135 thousand
Social services
2.1%$145 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$145 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.6%$106 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$106 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$87 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Charlestown. 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 Charlestown 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.