Town government · Grafton County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Haverhill took in $5.2 million and spent $5.0 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 taxes82%State tax money14%Fees for services (parks and recreation, airport)2.5%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

80%

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

Town taxes82%

Property tax
80%$4.2 million
Other taxes
2.0%$105 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and other licenses
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$78 thousand
  • Other licenses$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.5%

Fees for services
2.5%$132 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; airport and 2 more
  • Parks and recreation$73 thousand
  • Airport$48 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$9 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$720 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$65 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking39%Police, fire, courts and jails34%Running the government and other costs18%Parks, recreation and libraries4.4%Social services1.8%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

34%

of Haverhill'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%

Roads, transit and parking
39%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
  • Airports$50 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$502 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$68 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$877 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$335 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$250 thousand
  • Government buildings$204 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$57 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$31 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.4%$222 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$165 thousand
  • Libraries$57 thousand
Social services
1.8%$92 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$92 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.7%$87 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$87 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.1%$54 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$35 thousand
  • Sewer systems$19 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$9 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Haverhill. 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 Haverhill 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.