Town government · Cheshire County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Fitzwilliam took in $7.3 million and spent $2.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes97%Fines and other2.1%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.4%

What stands out

97%

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

Town taxes97%

Property tax
97%$7.2 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$3 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$33 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$154 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking34%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Running the government and other costs17%Parks, recreation and libraries9.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.2%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

30%

of Fitzwilliam's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
34%$735 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$735 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$639 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$505 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$89 thousand
  • Fire protection$39 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$6 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$372 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)$185 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$133 thousand
  • Government buildings$54 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.5%$205 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$189 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.2%$176 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$176 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$13 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13 thousand
Social services
0.4%$9 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of Town of Fitzwilliam 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.