Town government · Hillsborough County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Francestown took in $2.4 million and spent $2.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes89%State tax money8.7%Fees for services (garbage collection)1.2%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

88%

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

Town taxes89%

Property tax
88%$2.1 million
Other taxes
1.3%$31 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.2%

Fees for services
1.2%$30 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$22 thousand
  • Other service charges$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.7%

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

From the state
8.7%$210 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking41%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.1%Parks, recreation and libraries5.4%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

7.1%

of Francestown'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
41%$803 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$803 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$475 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$186 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$101 thousand
  • Government buildings$94 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$78 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$16 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$378 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$225 thousand
  • Fire protection$153 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.1%$139 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$139 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.4%$105 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$89 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand
Social services
1.0%$19 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$18 thousand
  • Welfare institutions$1 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$17 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$11 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$7 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Francestown. 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 Francestown 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.