Town government · Sullivan County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Goshen took in $2.5 million and spent $1.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes92%Fines and other4.1%State tax money3.7%Fees for services0.2%

What stands out

92%

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

Town taxes92%

Property tax
92%$2.3 million
Other taxes
0.4%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$6 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.7%

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

From the state
3.7%$90 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$100 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments78%Police, fire, courts and jails7.0%Roads, transit and parking5.2%Running the government and other costs4.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.6%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

78%

of Goshen'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
78%$1.4 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$1.2 million
  • Sent to the state government$145 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.0%$124 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$61 thousand
  • Fire protection$52 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.2%$91 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$91 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.3%$76 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$46 thousand
  • Government buildings$26 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.6%$45 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$44 thousand
  • Sewer systems$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$39 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$39 thousand
Social services
0.2%$4 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Goshen. 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 Goshen 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.