Town government · Merrimack County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Chichester took in $5.8 million and spent $2.8 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 taxes91%State tax money6.2%Fees for services2.9%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

89%

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

Town taxes91%

Property tax
89%$5.1 million
Other taxes
1.8%$106 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$102 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.9%

Fees for services
2.9%$165 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$165 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.2%

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

From the state
6.2%$358 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Roads, transit and parking22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.4%Health and hospitals3.8%All other spending4.2%

What stands out

28%

of Chichester'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%

Running the government and other costs
36%$1.0 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)$490 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$369 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$100 thousand
  • Government buildings$28 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$13 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$787 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$576 thousand
  • Fire protection$174 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$21 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$16 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$606 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$606 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.4%$148 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$148 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.8%$104 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$104 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.4%$95 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$79 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand
Social services
0.8%$21 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$21 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 Chichester. 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 Chichester 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.