Town government · Sullivan County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Grantham took in $14.5 million and spent $3.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes97%State tax money2.0%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)1.0%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

96%

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

Town taxes97%

Property tax
96%$14.0 million
Other taxes
0.4%$58 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$51 thousand
  • Other licenses$6 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.0%

Fees for services
1.0%$144 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$64 thousand
  • Other service charges$54 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
<0.1%$1 thousand

State tax money2.0%

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

From the state
2.0%$290 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$37 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Running the government and other costs49%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.7%Parks, recreation and libraries8.8%Roads, transit and parking5.0%All other spending1.4%

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
49%$1.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and government buildings
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
  • Government buildings$99 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$788 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$566 thousand
  • Fire protection$170 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$52 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.7%$292 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$292 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.8%$265 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$202 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$63 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.0%$150 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$150 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$38 thousand
Social services
0.1%$4 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Grantham. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Grantham 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.