Town government · Grafton County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Grafton took in $3.7 million and spent $2.5 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 taxes74%State tax money26%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

73%

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

Town taxes74%

Property tax
73%$2.7 million
Other taxes
0.8%$30 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$945 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs61%Roads, transit and parking20%Police, fire, courts and jails8.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.5%Health and hospitals1.6%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

61%

of Grafton's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
61%$1.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$110 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$104 thousand
  • Government buildings$94 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$11 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$505 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$505 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.9%$223 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$182 thousand
  • Fire protection$26 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$15 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.5%$162 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$162 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.6%$39 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$39 thousand
Social services
1.2%$30 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$30 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$12 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$8 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Grafton. 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 Grafton 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.