Town government · Coos County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Dalton took in $2.7 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes82%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)9.9%State tax money8.2%

What stands out

10%

of Dalton'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 taxes82%

Property tax
81%$2.2 million
Other taxes
0.5%$14 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$12 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.9%

Fees for services
9.9%$270 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Other service charges$220 thousand
  • Garbage collection$34 thousand
  • Sewer$15 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.2%

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

From the state
8.2%$224 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments46%Roads, transit and parking21%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Running the government and other costs12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.4%All other spending3.1%

What stands out

46%

of Dalton'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
46%$621 thousand
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$447 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$174 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$276 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$276 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$165 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$146 thousand
  • Police$10 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$160 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$78 thousand
  • Government buildings$33 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$23 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$22 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.4%$72 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$54 thousand
  • Sewer systems$18 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$28 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$14 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand
Social services
0.8%$11 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$6 thousand
  • Other public welfare$5 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$2 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 Dalton. 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 Dalton 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.