Town government · Carroll County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Freedom took in $7.8 million and spent $2.9 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 taxes95%State tax money4.0%Fines and other0.6%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)0.2%

What stands out

94%

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

Town taxes95%

Property tax
94%$7.3 million
Other taxes
1.0%$75 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$67 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$15 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and road charges
  • Garbage collection$13 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.0%

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

From the state
4.0%$308 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$47 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking41%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.7%Health and hospitals3.9%All other spending6.0%

What stands out

8.7%

of Freedom'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%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$600 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$394 thousand
  • Fire protection$206 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$561 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$300 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$255 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.7%$252 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$252 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.9%$114 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$114 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.9%$113 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$102 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.0%$30 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$30 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$22 thousand
Social services
0.3%$9 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Freedom. 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 Freedom 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.