Town government · Rockingham County, NH

East Kingston's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), East Kingston took in $3.7 million and spent $3.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes92%State tax money7.5%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

91%

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

Town taxes92%

Property tax
91%$3.4 million
Other taxes
1.2%$43 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$39 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.5%

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

From the state
7.5%$278 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Roads, transit and parking15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.0%Parks, recreation and libraries6.3%All other spending7.8%

What stands out

9%

of East Kingston'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
37%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$523 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$230 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$218 thousand
  • Government buildings$185 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$29 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$768 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$496 thousand
  • Fire protection$225 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$34 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$13 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$491 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$491 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.0%$285 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$285 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.3%$200 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$144 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$56 thousand
Interest on debt
4.9%$155 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.0%$65 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$65 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$14 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$14 thousand
Social services
0.4%$14 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of East Kingston. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of East Kingston 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.