Town government · Grafton County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lisbon took in $4.2 million and spent $2.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes84%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)13%Federal tax money2.2%State tax money0.2%

What stands out

13%

of Lisbon'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 taxes84%

Property tax
84%$3.5 million

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$546 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; sewer and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$195 thousand
  • Sewer$167 thousand
  • Water$167 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.2%

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

From the federal government
2.2%$92 thousand

State tax money0.2%

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

From the state
0.2%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Roads, transit and parking25%Running the government and other costs6.5%Parks, recreation and libraries3.5%All other spending4.1%

What stands out

33%

of Lisbon'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
33%$719 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$273 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$240 thousand
  • Water supply$206 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$591 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$382 thousand
  • Fire protection$183 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$26 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$548 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$548 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.5%$141 thousand
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)$102 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$24 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.5%$76 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$59 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand
Interest on debt
2.3%$50 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.0%$22 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$22 thousand
Social services
0.8%$17 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Lisbon. 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 Lisbon 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.