Town government · Strafford County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Lee took in $17.6 million and spent $4.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes96%State tax money2.6%Federal tax money1.4%Fines and other<0.1%

What stands out

96%

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

Town taxes96%

Property tax
96%$16.8 million
Other taxes
0.2%$36 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$27 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money1.4%

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

From the federal government
1.4%$239 thousand

State tax money2.6%

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

From the state
2.6%$463 thousand

Fines and other<0.1%

Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$16 thousand

Where it goes

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

Running the government and other costs42%Police, fire, courts and jails38%Roads, transit and parking14%Parks, recreation and libraries5.5%

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
42%$1.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$928 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$305 thousand
  • Government buildings$284 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$173 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$753 thousand
  • Fire protection$692 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$62 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$13 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$548 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$548 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.5%$218 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$207 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Lee. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Lee 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.