Town government · Cheshire County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Marlow took in $1.9 million and spent $864 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes91%State tax money7.5%Fees for services1.1%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

90%

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

Town taxes91%

Property tax
90%$1.7 million
Other taxes
0.7%$13 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.1%

Fees for services
1.1%$22 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.5%

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

From the state
7.5%$144 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs50%Roads, transit and parking30%Police, fire, courts and jails7.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.7%Parks, recreation and libraries3.7%All other spending3.6%

What stands out

50%

of Marlow's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
50%$428 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$204 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$88 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$70 thousand
  • Government buildings$61 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
30%$257 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$257 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.8%$67 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$33 thousand
  • Fire protection$21 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$13 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.7%$49 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$49 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.7%$32 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$28 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.3%$20 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$20 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$4 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$4 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$4 thousand
Social services
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Marlow. 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 Marlow 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.