Town government · Carroll County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Madison took in $10.0 million and spent $2.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes97%State tax money3.0%

What stands out

97%

of Madison'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%$9.7 million

State tax money3.0%

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

From the state
3.0%$296 thousand

Fines and other<0.1%

Fines
<0.1%$1 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 parking35%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Running the government and other costs18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Parks, recreation and libraries4.8%All other spending5.0%

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
35%$809 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$809 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$570 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$398 thousand
  • Fire protection$126 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$37 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$413 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$153 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$131 thousand
  • Government buildings$129 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$303 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$303 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.8%$111 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$84 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$27 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.6%$106 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$106 thousand
Social services
0.3%$7 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$7 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$4 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Madison. 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 Madison 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.