Town government · Hillsborough County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hillsborough took in $5.1 million and spent $16.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

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

Fees for services (sewer, water)45%Town taxes29%Fines and other13%County and local tax money13%

Town taxes29%

Property tax
28%$1.4 million
Other taxes
1.1%$55 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$54 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$2.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$869 thousand
  • Water$730 thousand
  • Other service charges$443 thousand
  • Garbage collection$272 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money13%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
13%$647 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$662 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs59%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Roads, transit and parking8.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.2%Parks, recreation and libraries2.4%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

59%

of Hillsborough's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
59%$9.5 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$8.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$834 thousand
  • Government buildings$288 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$21 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$3.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.4 million
  • Fire protection$799 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.7%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.2%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$690 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$642 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$383 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$250 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$133 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$135 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$135 thousand
Social services
0.8%$135 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$135 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$96 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Hillsborough. 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 Hillsborough 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.