Town government · Grafton County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lyme took in $10.6 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes97%State tax money2.3%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)0.7%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

97%

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

Town taxes97%

Property tax
97%$10.2 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$79 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and parks and recreation
  • Garbage collection$53 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.3%

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

From the state
2.3%$244 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%$5 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$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.

Roads, transit and parking49%Running the government and other costs30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.0%Parks, recreation and libraries4.3%Health and hospitals3.6%All other spending3.3%

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
49%$731 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$731 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$449 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$393 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$56 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.0%$133 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$133 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.3%$64 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$64 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.6%$53 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$53 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.2%$47 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$47 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 Lyme. 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 Lyme 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.