Town government · Strafford County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), New Durham took in $12.7 million and spent $18.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money40%Fees for services (sewer, water)31%Town taxes24%Fines and other4.0%

What stands out

31%

of New Durham's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes24%

Property tax
22%$2.7 million
Other taxes
2.9%$365 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$365 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$4.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$1.9 million
  • Water$767 thousand
  • Other service charges$611 thousand
  • Parking$365 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$245 thousand
  • Road charges$52 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$5.1 million

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$512 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails43%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Roads, transit and parking15%Running the government and other costs13%Parks, recreation and libraries6.3%All other spending4.4%

What stands out

19%

of New Durham'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
43%$7.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$5.1 million
  • Fire protection$2.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$95 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$3.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
  • Water supply$1.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
15%$2.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$2.5 million
  • Parking$249 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$2.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$312 thousand
  • Government buildings$266 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.3%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$639 thousand
  • Libraries$500 thousand
Interest on debt
3.7%$676 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$67 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$67 thousand
Social services
0.2%$32 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$32 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$24 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of New Durham. 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 New Durham 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.