Town government · Hillsborough County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mason took in $4.8 million and spent $2.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes95%State tax money3.8%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

94%

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

Town taxes95%

Property tax
94%$4.5 million
Other taxes
0.3%$12 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.8%

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

From the state
3.8%$182 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$68 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking33%Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Sent to other local governments6.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.2%All other spending6.6%

What stands out

23%

of Mason'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
33%$662 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$662 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$546 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$327 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$100 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$62 thousand
  • Government buildings$57 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$450 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$315 thousand
  • Fire protection$126 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$4 thousand
Sent to other local governments
6.0%$120 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$120 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.2%$84 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$84 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.6%$72 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$72 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$51 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$43 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Mason. 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 Mason 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.