Town government · Hillsborough County, NH

New Boston's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), New Boston took in $7.0 million and spent $7.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes78%State tax money13%Fines and other4.9%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)3.7%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

76%

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

Town taxes78%

Property tax
76%$5.3 million
Other taxes
1.9%$129 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$129 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.7%

Fees for services
3.7%$256 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation and garbage collection
  • Parks and recreation$145 thousand
  • Garbage collection$111 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$13 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$939 thousand

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$340 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking42%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Running the government and other costs16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.3%Parks, recreation and libraries5.6%All other spending0.2%

What stands out

30%

of New Boston'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%

Roads, transit and parking
42%$2.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$2.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Fire protection$472 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$89 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$76 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$543 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$221 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$198 thousand
  • Government buildings$135 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$31 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.3%$447 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$447 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.6%$399 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$241 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$158 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$12 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of New Boston. 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 New Boston 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.