Town government · Sullivan County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cornish took in $5.4 million and spent $5.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes94%Fines and other5.2%Fees for services0.5%County and local tax money0.1%State tax money<0.1%

What stands out

94%

of Cornish'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%$5.0 million
Other taxes
0.4%$20 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$27 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money<0.1%

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

From the state
<0.1%$3 thousand

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$7 thousand

Fines and other5.2%

Interest, rents and other
5.2%$279 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments76%Roads, transit and parking12%Police, fire, courts and jails5.6%Running the government and other costs4.1%Parks, recreation and libraries1.2%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

76%

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

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
76%$3.8 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$3.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
12%$607 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$607 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.6%$280 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$160 thousand
  • Fire protection$108 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$12 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.1%$204 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$127 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$26 thousand
  • Government buildings$26 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$18 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$58 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$52 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.7%$34 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$32 thousand
  • Sewer systems$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$12 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12 thousand
Social services
0.2%$10 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$10 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 Cornish. 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 Cornish 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.