Town government · Hillsborough County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Milford took in $20.1 million and spent $17.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes58%Fees for services (sewer, water)30%State tax money7.5%Federal tax money4.3%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

30%

of Milford's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Town taxes58%

Property tax
58%$11.6 million

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$6.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 5 more
  • Sewer$2.4 million
  • Water$1.8 million
  • Other service charges$1.3 million
  • Road charges$330 thousand
  • Garbage collection$216 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$26 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.3%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
4.3%$859 thousand

State tax money7.5%

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

From the state
7.5%$1.5 million

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$133 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Health and hospitals18%Running the government and other costs11%Roads, transit and parking9.6%All other spending9.8%

What stands out

18%

of Milford's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$5.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$3.1 million
  • Water supply$1.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$894 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$3.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.4 million
  • Fire protection$578 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$123 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$39 thousand
Health and hospitals
18%$3.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.1 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$1.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$833 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$639 thousand
  • Government buildings$371 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$99 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.6%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.3%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$832 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$247 thousand
Interest on debt
2.7%$462 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$394 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$68 thousand
Social services
0.6%$110 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$110 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$25 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Milford. 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 Milford 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.