Town government · Strafford County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Madbury took in $2.8 million and spent $2.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes61%State tax money32%Fees for services3.5%Fines and other2.3%Federal tax money1.2%

What stands out

32%

of Madbury's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes61%

Property tax
60%$1.7 million
Other taxes
1.0%$27 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.5%

Fees for services
3.5%$98 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$98 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.2%

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

From the federal government
1.2%$33 thousand

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$888 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$64 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking52%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Parks, recreation and libraries5.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.8%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

18%

of Madbury'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
52%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Running the government and other costs
19%$487 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Government buildings$215 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$130 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$90 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$44 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$459 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$368 thousand
  • Fire protection$75 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$16 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.4%$136 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$114 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$22 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.8%$96 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$96 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$25 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$25 thousand
Social services
0.2%$4 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$4 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 Madbury. 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 Madbury 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.