Town government · Belknap County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), New Hampton took in $3.5 million and spent $3.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes80%State tax money12%Fines and other6.8%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.9%

What stands out

80%

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

Town taxes80%

Property tax
80%$2.8 million
Other taxes
0.6%$20 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$13 thousand
  • Other licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.9%

Fees for services
0.9%$30 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$418 thousand

Fines and other6.8%

Interest, rents and other
6.8%$237 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Roads, transit and parking29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.3%Interest on debt0.8%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

32%

of New Hampton'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
32%$1.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$586 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$274 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$134 thousand
  • Government buildings$21 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$1.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$587 thousand
  • Fire protection$408 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$16 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
29%$930 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$930 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.3%$203 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$203 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$26 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Social services
0.1%$4 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of New Hampton. 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 Hampton 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.