Town government · Merrimack County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hill took in $2.7 million and spent $1.5 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 taxes89%State tax money6.3%Fees for services (water)4.8%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

88%

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

Town taxes89%

Property tax
88%$2.4 million
Other taxes
0.8%$21 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.8%

Fees for services
4.8%$130 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and other service charges
  • Water$106 thousand
  • Other service charges$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.3%

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

From the state
6.3%$170 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking42%Running the government and other costs21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Health and hospitals2.7%All other spending5.3%

What stands out

17%

of Hill's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
42%$620 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$620 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$303 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$160 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$86 thousand
  • Government buildings$38 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$15 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$243 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$136 thousand
  • Water supply$107 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$185 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$123 thousand
  • Fire protection$61 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.7%$40 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$40 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$40 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$40 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$22 thousand
Social services
1.1%$16 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Hill. 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 Hill 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.