Town government · Rockingham County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Kingston took in $6.6 million and spent $5.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes80%State tax money11%Fines and other9.4%

What stands out

9.4%

of Kingston's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes80%

Property tax
77%$5.1 million
Other taxes
2.2%$144 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$80 thousand
  • Other licenses$64 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$726 thousand

Fines and other9.4%

Interest, rents and other
9.4%$615 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Roads, transit and parking20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%Parks, recreation and libraries7.8%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

28%

of Kingston's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
32%$1.7 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$962 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$379 thousand
  • Government buildings$244 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$134 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$831 thousand
  • Fire protection$635 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$35 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$544 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$544 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.8%$423 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$268 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$155 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.4%$76 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$76 thousand
Social services
1.4%$75 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$75 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Kingston. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. 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 Kingston 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.