Town government · Cheshire County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Jaffrey took in $9.3 million and spent $8.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes59%Fees for services (sewer, water)35%State tax money6.0%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

35%

of Jaffrey'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 taxes59%

Property tax
56%$5.3 million
Other taxes
2.5%$232 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$104 thousand
  • Other licenses$92 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$36 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$3.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$1.7 million
  • Water$1.4 million
  • Garbage collection$49 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$41 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 money6.0%

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

From the state
6.0%$563 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$19 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Running the government and other costs15%Roads, transit and parking12%Interest on debt7.0%All other spending7.4%

What stands out

37%

of Jaffrey'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
37%$3.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.7 million
  • Water supply$977 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$355 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Fire protection$308 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$79 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$971 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$247 thousand
  • Government buildings$29 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Interest on debt
7.0%$589 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.1%$510 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$327 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$183 thousand
Social services
0.8%$71 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$71 thousand
Housing and community development
0.4%$37 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Jaffrey. 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 Jaffrey 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.