Town government · Coos County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Columbia took in $1.7 million and spent $571 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes99%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

99%

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

Town taxes99%

Property tax
99%$1.7 million

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking50%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.1%Parks, recreation and libraries0.5%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

8.1%

of Columbia'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
50%$286 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$286 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$150 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$118 thousand
  • Government buildings$22 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$81 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$80 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.1%$46 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$46 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Social services
0.5%$3 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals
  • Hospitals$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Columbia. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Town of Columbia 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.