Town government · Merrimack County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Dunbarton took in $10.6 million and spent $3.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes87%Fines and other8.9%State tax money2.2%County and local tax money1.4%

What stands out

87%

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

Town taxes87%

Property tax
87%$9.3 million

State tax money2.2%

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

From the state
2.2%$238 thousand

County and local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.4%$151 thousand

Fines and other8.9%

Interest, rents and other
8.9%$948 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs51%Roads, transit and parking21%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.1%Parks, recreation and libraries3.1%Social services0.4%

What stands out

51%

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

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
51%$1.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.3 million
  • Government buildings$251 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$148 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$139 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$776 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$776 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$588 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$482 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$81 thousand
  • Fire protection$25 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.1%$299 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$299 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$114 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$109 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Social services
0.4%$15 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Dunbarton. 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 Dunbarton 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.