Town government · Grafton County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lyman took in $1.8 million and spent $904 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes87%State tax money11%Fines and other1.7%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.2%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

86%

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

Town taxes87%

Property tax
86%$1.5 million
Other taxes
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$2 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$204 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$31 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking60%Running the government and other costs37%Health and hospitals0.9%Police, fire, courts and jails0.8%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

37%

of Lyman's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
60%$545 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$545 thousand
Running the government and other costs
37%$338 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$160 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$81 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$48 thousand
  • Government buildings$38 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$11 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.8%$7 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and fire protection
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
  • Fire protection$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Lyman. 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 Lyman 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.