Town government · Grafton County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Enfield took in $7.6 million and spent $4.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes77%Fees for services (sewer, water)15%State tax money7.5%Fines and other0.6%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

15%

of Enfield's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes77%

Property tax
76%$5.8 million
Other taxes
1.1%$84 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$64 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$762 thousand
  • Water$250 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$44 thousand
  • Garbage collection$22 thousand
  • Other service charges$21 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.1%

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

From the federal government
0.1%$9 thousand

State tax money7.5%

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

From the state
7.5%$575 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$44 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Roads, transit and parking13%Interest on debt9.2%All other spending5.4%

What stands out

31%

of Enfield'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$577 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$526 thousand
  • Water supply$255 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$930 thousand
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)$412 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$325 thousand
  • Government buildings$184 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$909 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$702 thousand
  • Fire protection$114 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$83 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$597 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$597 thousand
Interest on debt
9.2%$407 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$237 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$170 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.2%$188 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$130 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$58 thousand
Social services
1.2%$52 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$37 thousand
  • Welfare institutions$15 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Enfield. 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 Enfield 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.