Town government · Grafton County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Littleton took in $13.1 million and spent $10.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes75%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)15%State tax money9.5%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

15%

of Littleton'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 taxes75%

Property tax
70%$9.1 million
Other taxes
4.7%$614 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$383 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$216 thousand
  • Other licenses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Sewer$1.2 million
  • Garbage collection$402 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$168 thousand
  • Parking$71 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$62 thousand
  • Other service charges$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$1 thousand

State tax money9.5%

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

From the state
9.5%$1.2 million

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$97 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Running the government and other costs18%Roads, transit and parking17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Parks, recreation and libraries7.8%All other spending7.3%

What stands out

16%

of Littleton'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$3.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.2 million
  • Fire protection$1.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$140 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$2.0 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)$961 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$504 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$453 thousand
  • Government buildings$84 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; parking and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
  • Parking$65 thousand
  • Airports$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$508 thousand
  • Electric power$78 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.8%$842 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$479 thousand
  • Libraries$363 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.7%$403 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$403 thousand
Social services
2.0%$220 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$220 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$168 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Littleton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Town of Littleton 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.