Town government · Carroll County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Effingham took in $5.5 million and spent $2.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes91%State tax money3.8%Federal tax money2.5%County and local tax money0.9%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.8%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

91%

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

Town taxes91%

Property tax
91%$5.0 million
Other taxes
0.1%$7 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$46 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$46 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.5%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
2.5%$137 thousand

State tax money3.8%

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

From the state
3.8%$208 thousand

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$50 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$44 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking37%Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.6%Health and hospitals5.2%All other spending3.7%

What stands out

7.6%

of Effingham'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%

Roads, transit and parking
37%$732 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$732 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$588 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$408 thousand
  • Government buildings$74 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$55 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$51 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$319 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$133 thousand
  • Fire protection$126 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$60 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.6%$150 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$150 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.2%$102 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$102 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$58 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$56 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Social services
0.4%$8 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$8 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$5 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$5 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$2 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$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Effingham. 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 Effingham 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.