Town government · Cheshire County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Marlborough took in $3.8 million and spent $2.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes86%State tax money7.2%Fees for services (water, sewer)7.1%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

7.1%

of Marlborough's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes86%

Property tax
85%$3.3 million
Other taxes
0.7%$28 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other licenses$24 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.1%

Fees for services
7.1%$274 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$97 thousand
  • Sewer$92 thousand
  • Other service charges$52 thousand
  • Garbage collection$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.2%

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

From the state
7.2%$275 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails24%Roads, transit and parking23%Running the government and other costs22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Parks, recreation and libraries7.0%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

21%

of Marlborough's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$593 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$413 thousand
  • Fire protection$93 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$81 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$551 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$551 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$527 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$213 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$128 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$84 thousand
  • Government buildings$81 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$21 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$502 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$214 thousand
  • Sewer systems$169 thousand
  • Water supply$119 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.0%$172 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$139 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$33 thousand
Social services
2.4%$59 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$59 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$24 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$24 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$11 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 Marlborough. 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 Marlborough 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.