Town government · Coos County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended January 31, 2024), Lancaster took in $6.4 million and spent $7.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended January 31, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes60%Fees for services (water, sewer)24%County and local tax money9.3%State tax money6.3%Fines and other0.1%

What stands out

24%

of Lancaster'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 taxes60%

Property tax
60%$3.8 million
Other taxes
0.1%$8 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$541 thousand
  • Sewer$510 thousand
  • Garbage collection$509 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$8 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.3%

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

From the state
6.3%$407 thousand

County and local tax money9.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.3%$598 thousand

Fines and other0.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.1%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Running the government and other costs14%Parks, recreation and libraries11%All other spending9.2%

What stands out

25%

of Lancaster's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
25%$1.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$579 thousand
  • Sewer systems$575 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$513 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.0 million
  • Fire protection$261 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$17 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$1.1 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)$484 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$323 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$189 thousand
  • Government buildings$57 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$775 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$495 thousand
  • Libraries$280 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.9%$428 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$428 thousand
Interest on debt
2.3%$166 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$161 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$5 thousand
Social services
0.8%$59 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$53 thousand
  • Other public welfare$6 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$17 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Lancaster. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended January 31, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Town of Lancaster 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.