Town government · Strafford County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Durham took in $24.9 million and spent $21.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes51%State tax money22%Fees for services (sewer, water)17%Fines and other9.5%

What stands out

22%

of Durham's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Town taxes51%

Property tax
51%$12.7 million
Other taxes
0.5%$135 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$135 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$4.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$2.1 million
  • Water$842 thousand
  • Other service charges$539 thousand
  • Parking$429 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$269 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$5.6 million

Fines and other9.5%

Interest, rents and other
9.5%$2.4 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails47%Running the government and other costs15%Roads, transit and parking14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Parks, recreation and libraries6.6%All other spending5.2%

What stands out

47%

of Durham's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
47%$10.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$5.4 million
  • Police$4.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$95 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$3.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
  • Government buildings$256 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$21 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$3.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$2.7 million
  • Parking$325 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$2.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.0 million
  • Water supply$30 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.6%$1.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$764 thousand
  • Libraries$624 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.8%$587 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$587 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$458 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$28 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$28 thousand
Social services
0.1%$24 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Durham. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. 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 Durham 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.