Town government · Coos County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Dummer took in $625 thousand and spent $556 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes92%State tax money7.0%Fines and other1.1%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.2%

What stands out

92%

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

Town taxes92%

Property tax
92%$572 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.0%

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

From the state
7.0%$44 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$6 thousand
Fines
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs53%Roads, transit and parking28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.4%Sent to other local governments5.9%Parks, recreation and libraries1.6%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

9.4%

of Dummer'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%

Running the government and other costs
53%$292 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$138 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$81 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$46 thousand
  • Government buildings$27 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
28%$157 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$157 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.4%$52 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$52 thousand
Sent to other local governments
5.9%$33 thousand
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$33 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$9 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.4%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.5%$3 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
Social services
0.4%$2 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Dummer. 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 Dummer 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.