Town government · Strafford County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Middleton took in $6.4 million and spent $1.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes95%State tax money4.2%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

95%

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

Town taxes95%

Property tax
95%$6.1 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money4.2%

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

From the state
4.2%$268 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$66 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Roads, transit and parking20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Social services0.2%All other spending0.2%

What stands out

12%

of Middleton'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
38%$614 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$260 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$252 thousand
  • Government buildings$92 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$473 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$273 thousand
  • Fire protection$132 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$52 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$16 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$328 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$328 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$186 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$186 thousand
Social services
0.2%$4 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Middleton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Town of Middleton 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.