Town government · Rockingham County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Kensington took in $9.9 million and spent $824 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes99%County and local tax money0.3%Federal tax money0.2%State tax money<0.1%

What stands out

99%

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

Town taxes99%

Property tax
99%$9.9 million

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$18 thousand

State tax money<0.1%

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

From the state
<0.1%$8 thousand

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%$30 thousand

Where it goes

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

Police, fire, courts and jails61%Running the government and other costs24%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Roads, transit and parking1.9%Interest on debt1.3%All other spending0.5%

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
61%$504 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$440 thousand
  • Fire protection$64 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$196 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and government buildings
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$186 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$93 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$75 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$18 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.9%$16 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$16 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$11 thousand
Social services
0.4%$3 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Kensington. 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 Kensington 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.