Town government · Strafford County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Farmington took in $18.2 million and spent $6.4 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 taxes84%Fees for services (sewer, water)5.8%State tax money5.6%Fines and other4.2%

What stands out

84%

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

Town taxes84%

Property tax
84%$15.4 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.8%

Fees for services
5.8%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$520 thousand
  • Water$253 thousand
  • Garbage collection$123 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$111 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$48 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.6%

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

From the state
5.6%$1.0 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$2 thousand

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$767 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Roads, transit and parking21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Running the government and other costs13%Parks, recreation and libraries6.8%All other spending6.4%

What stands out

19%

of Farmington'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$2.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Fire protection$667 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$63 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$36 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$686 thousand
  • Water supply$280 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$259 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$817 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$593 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$179 thousand
  • Government buildings$45 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.8%$432 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$324 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$108 thousand
Interest on debt
4.3%$272 thousand
Social services
1.6%$103 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$103 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$22 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$22 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$9 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Farmington. 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 Farmington 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.