Town government · Belknap County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Meredith took in $43.4 million and spent $16.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes90%Fees for services (sewer, water)6.5%State tax money2.2%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

85%

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

Town taxes90%

Property tax
85%$37.1 million
Other taxes
4.6%$2.0 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2.0 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.5%

Fees for services
6.5%$2.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$1.2 million
  • Water$855 thousand
  • Garbage collection$633 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$69 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.2%

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

From the state
2.2%$953 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$553 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$24 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs49%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Roads, transit and parking10%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

14%

of Meredith'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%

Running the government and other costs
49%$8.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$593 thousand
  • Government buildings$306 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$57 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$2.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$889 thousand
  • Water supply$753 thousand
  • Sewer systems$695 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$2.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Fire protection$584 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$44 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$1.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$532 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
Health and hospitals
2.3%$380 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$380 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$48 thousand
Social services
0.2%$35 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$35 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$28 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$28 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Meredith. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Town of Meredith 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.