Town government · Coos County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Colebrook took in $3.7 million and spent $4.1 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 taxes66%Fees for services (sewer, water)25%State tax money7.5%Fines and other0.7%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

25%

of Colebrook'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 taxes66%

Property tax
66%$2.4 million
Other taxes
0.4%$14 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$931 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$347 thousand
  • Water$293 thousand
  • Other service charges$232 thousand
  • Garbage collection$36 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
  • Road charges$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$11 thousand

State tax money7.5%

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

From the state
7.5%$276 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$27 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Roads, transit and parking21%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Parks, recreation and libraries6.7%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

27%

of Colebrook'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%

Running the government and other costs
28%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$557 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$242 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$215 thousand
  • Government buildings$164 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$436 thousand
  • Water supply$399 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$298 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$877 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$877 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$623 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$613 thousand
  • Fire protection$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.7%$278 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$173 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$105 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$39 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$39 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$8 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Colebrook. 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 Colebrook 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.