Town government · Hillsborough County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lyndeborough took in $2.4 million and spent $2.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes81%State tax money8.9%Fines and other6.5%County and local tax money2.8%Fees for services0.8%

What stands out

79%

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

Town taxes81%

Property tax
79%$1.9 million
Other taxes
1.7%$41 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$25 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$8 thousand
  • Other licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$18 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses
  • Other government-run businesses$18 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 money8.9%

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

From the state
8.9%$212 thousand

County and local tax money2.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.8%$66 thousand

Fines and other6.5%

Interest, rents and other
6.5%$154 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking34%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Running the government and other costs25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.5%Health and hospitals3.4%All other spending4.6%

What stands out

29%

of Lyndeborough's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
34%$765 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$765 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$647 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$344 thousand
  • Police$231 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$46 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$26 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$565 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$229 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$159 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$153 thousand
  • Government buildings$22 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.5%$102 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$102 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.4%$77 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$77 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$57 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$48 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$41 thousand
Social services
0.2%$5 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$5 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Lyndeborough. 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 Lyndeborough 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.