Town government · Strafford County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Milton took in $6.0 million and spent $6.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes88%Fees for services (parks and recreation, sewer)5.0%State tax money4.5%Fines and other2.2%

What stands out

88%

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

Town taxes88%

Property tax
88%$5.3 million
Other taxes
0.4%$24 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.0%

Fees for services
5.0%$299 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$144 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$86 thousand
  • Sewer$69 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.5%

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

From the state
4.5%$271 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$133 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Roads, transit and parking14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.2%Parks, recreation and libraries4.2%All other spending6.8%

What stands out

31%

of Milton'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%

Running the government and other costs
36%$2.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$521 thousand
  • Government buildings$255 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$154 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$1.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$697 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$118 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$61 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$881 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$881 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.2%$515 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$347 thousand
  • Sewer systems$168 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.2%$266 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$190 thousand
  • Libraries$76 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.7%$233 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$233 thousand
Social services
3.1%$197 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$197 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Milton. 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 Milton 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.