Town government · Rockingham County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Chester took in $16.9 million and spent $17.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes95%State tax money3.2%Fines and other1.0%Fees for services0.4%Federal tax money0.2%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

94%

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

Town taxes95%

Property tax
94%$16.0 million
Other taxes
0.8%$142 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$134 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$70 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$70 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$31 thousand

State tax money3.2%

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

From the state
3.2%$535 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$10 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$165 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments61%Running the government and other costs14%Roads, transit and parking14%Police, fire, courts and jails8.4%Parks, recreation and libraries1.7%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

61%

of Chester's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
61%$10.5 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$9.2 million
  • Sent to the state government$1.3 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$2.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$780 thousand
  • Government buildings$343 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$144 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$30 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$2.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.4%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$784 thousand
  • Fire protection$520 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$111 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$43 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$297 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$170 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$127 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.4%$235 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$235 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$12 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$5 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 Chester. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Chester 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.