Town government · Rockingham County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Derry took in $56.9 million and spent $61.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes67%Fees for services (water, sewer)18%State tax money8.8%Fines and other5.9%

What stands out

15%

of Derry's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 3.2%.

Town taxes67%

Property tax
52%$29.7 million
Other taxes
15%$8.6 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$7.8 million
  • Public utility taxes$640 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$146 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$10.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$3.5 million
  • Sewer$3.1 million
  • Other service charges$2.6 million
  • Garbage collection$954 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$70 thousand
  • Road charges$57 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.8%

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

From the state
8.8%$5.0 million

Fines and other5.9%

Interest, rents and other
5.9%$3.4 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs48%Roads, transit and parking18%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Parks, recreation and libraries3.3%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

48%

of Derry's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
48%$29.6 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$12.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$11.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.6 million
  • Other government-run businesses$433 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$11.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$11.2 million
  • Public transit$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$10.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$10.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$319 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$6.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$4.2 million
  • Sewer systems$2.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.3%$2.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$63 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$407 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$258 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$149 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$337 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$337 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$215 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$215 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 Derry. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Town of Derry 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.