Town government · Grafton County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Monroe took in $5.4 million and spent $5.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes96%State tax money2.5%Fees for services (water)1.0%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

96%

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

Town taxes96%

Property tax
96%$5.2 million

Fees for services1.0%

Fees for services
1.0%$53 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and other service charges
  • Water$51 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.5%

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

From the state
2.5%$137 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments75%Roads, transit and parking9.7%Running the government and other costs7.2%Police, fire, courts and jails3.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.1%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

75%

of Monroe's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
75%$4.0 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$3.9 million
  • Sent to the state government$162 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.7%$525 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$525 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.2%$390 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Government buildings$126 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$125 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$117 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$13 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.5%$191 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$164 thousand
  • Police$16 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$11 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.1%$165 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$114 thousand
  • Water supply$51 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$74 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$57 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$9 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$4 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Monroe. 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 Monroe 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.