Town government · Hillsborough County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Hudson took in $43.6 million and spent $40.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes67%Fees for services (water, sewer)19%State tax money12%Fines and other2.1%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

19%

of Hudson's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Town taxes67%

Property tax
66%$28.9 million
Other taxes
1.0%$445 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other licenses$428 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$8.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 2 more
  • Water$3.7 million
  • Other service charges$2.3 million
  • Sewer$1.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$467 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$5.1 million

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%$110 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$917 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails40%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Roads, transit and parking15%Running the government and other costs10%Sent to other local governments9.1%All other spending5.7%

What stands out

9.1%

of Hudson's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
40%$16.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$8.2 million
  • Fire protection$7.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$138 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$7.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$3.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.4 million
  • Sewer systems$2.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
15%$6.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.1 million
Running the government and other costs
10%$4.2 million
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)$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$206 thousand
Sent to other local governments
9.1%$3.6 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$3.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.2%$1.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$504 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$387 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$147 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$147 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$53 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$53 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$28 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$28 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Hudson. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Town of Hudson 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.