Town government · Cheshire County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Hinsdale took in $12.4 million and spent $5.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes87%Fees for services (water, sewer)8.7%State tax money3.5%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

8.7%

of Hinsdale's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes87%

Property tax
87%$10.8 million
Other taxes
0.4%$49 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$32 thousand
  • Other licenses$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.7%

Fees for services
8.7%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$468 thousand
  • Sewer$426 thousand
  • Garbage collection$165 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
<0.1%$1 thousand

State tax money3.5%

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

From the state
3.5%$432 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$43 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Roads, transit and parking16%Running the government and other costs14%Parks, recreation and libraries5.2%All other spending4.6%

What stands out

27%

of Hinsdale'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$2.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Fire protection$249 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$60 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$59 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$577 thousand
  • Sewer systems$562 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$414 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$915 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$915 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$794 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$375 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$218 thousand
  • Government buildings$111 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$90 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.2%$300 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$242 thousand
  • Libraries$58 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.3%$194 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$194 thousand
Social services
1.0%$57 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$57 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$17 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Hinsdale. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. 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 Hinsdale 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.