Town government · Carroll County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Conway took in $42.5 million and spent $27.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes88%Fees for services (garbage collection)5.3%State tax money2.8%Fines and other2.8%County and local tax money1.1%

What stands out

86%

of Conway's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 53%.

Town taxes88%

Property tax
86%$36.5 million
Other taxes
2.0%$861 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$819 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$42 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.3%

Fees for services
5.3%$2.2 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$2.1 million
  • Other service charges$133 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$1 thousand

State tax money2.8%

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

From the state
2.8%$1.2 million

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$453 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$1.2 million
Fines
<0.1%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments37%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries4.8%All other spending5.0%

What stands out

37%

of Conway's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
37%$10.2 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$9.4 million
  • Sent to the state government$830 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$5.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$310 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$5.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$4.4 million
  • Fire protection$569 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$304 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$92 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$3.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.8%$1.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$677 thousand
  • Libraries$615 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.4%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
Social services
0.6%$159 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$116 thousand
  • Other public welfare$43 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Conway. 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 Conway 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.