Town government · Rockingham County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Greenland took in $10.1 million and spent $5.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes95%Fines and other3.8%State tax money0.9%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.3%

What stands out

95%

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

Town taxes95%

Property tax
95%$9.6 million

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$30 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.9%

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

From the state
0.9%$94 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$380 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails38%Running the government and other costs30%Roads, transit and parking17%Parks, recreation and libraries7.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.7%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

38%

of Greenland's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$2.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$1.1 million
  • Police$1.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$49 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$1.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$237 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$194 thousand
  • Government buildings$75 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$950 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$950 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.9%$451 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$422 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$29 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.7%$323 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$323 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$87 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$20 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$20 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Greenland. 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 Greenland 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.