Town government · Belknap County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Gilford took in $42.5 million and spent $44.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes91%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)5.3%State tax money2.3%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

90%

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

Town taxes91%

Property tax
90%$38.4 million
Other taxes
0.8%$320 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$127 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$101 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$92 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.3%

Fees for services
5.3%$2.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 4 more
  • Sewer$1.7 million
  • Other service charges$375 thousand
  • Garbage collection$190 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
  • Road charges$4 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.3%

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

From the state
2.3%$970 thousand

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%$17 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$501 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$41 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments60%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Roads, transit and parking9.8%Running the government and other costs6.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.3%All other spending3.1%

What stands out

60%

of Gilford's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
60%$26.5 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$22.0 million
  • Sent to the state government$4.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$7.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$4.2 million
  • Fire protection$2.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$74 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.8%$4.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.3 million
Running the government and other costs
6.8%$3.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$834 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$574 thousand
  • Government buildings$521 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$56 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.3%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$745 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$1.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$664 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$382 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$145 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$145 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$88 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$61 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$61 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$30 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$30 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Gilford. 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 Gilford 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.