Town government · Rockingham County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hampstead took in $32.5 million and spent $7.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes100%County and local tax money0.3%Fines and other0.1%Fees for services (garbage collection)<0.1%

What stands out

99%

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

Town taxes100%

Property tax
99%$32.3 million
Other taxes
0.3%$107 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$107 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$21 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$84 thousand

Fines and other0.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.1%$39 thousand

Where it goes

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

Police, fire, courts and jails42%Running the government and other costs24%Roads, transit and parking12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Parks, recreation and libraries8.9%All other spending2.3%

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
42%$3.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Fire protection$1.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$42 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$1.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$286 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$222 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$151 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$896 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$896 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$813 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$813 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.9%$671 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$603 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$68 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.1%$160 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$160 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$12 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Hampstead. 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 Hampstead 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.