Town government · Cheshire County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Chesterfield took in $14.5 million and spent $4.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes94%State tax money4.8%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)1.0%Fines and other<0.1%

What stands out

94%

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

Town taxes94%

Property tax
94%$13.6 million

Fees for services1.0%

Fees for services
1.0%$150 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation and garbage collection
  • Parks and recreation$115 thousand
  • Garbage collection$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.8%

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

From the state
4.8%$692 thousand

Fines and other<0.1%

Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$11 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking34%Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Parks, recreation and libraries6.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.5%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

22%

of Chesterfield'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%

Roads, transit and parking
34%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Running the government and other costs
28%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$832 thousand
  • Government buildings$147 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$87 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$42 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$30 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$868 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$620 thousand
  • Fire protection$128 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$72 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$48 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.9%$276 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$156 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$120 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.5%$262 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$262 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$89 thousand
Social services
0.5%$19 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$19 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Chesterfield. 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 Chesterfield 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.