Town government · Merrimack County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Newbury took in $16.5 million and spent $6.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes93%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)2.4%State tax money2.1%Fines and other1.7%County and local tax money1.2%

What stands out

92%

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

Town taxes93%

Property tax
92%$15.2 million
Other taxes
0.6%$95 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and other licenses
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$90 thousand
  • Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.4%

Fees for services
2.4%$395 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other government-run businesses and 1 more
  • Sewer$323 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$47 thousand
  • Garbage collection$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.1%

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

From the state
2.1%$350 thousand

County and local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.2%$195 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$276 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Roads, transit and parking23%Running the government and other costs17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Parks, recreation and libraries8.0%All other spending6.1%

What stands out

13%

of Newbury'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
33%$2.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$1.2 million
  • Police$744 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$112 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$58 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$717 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$167 thousand
  • Government buildings$97 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$44 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$27 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$843 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$425 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$418 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.0%$507 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$396 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$111 thousand
Interest on debt
3.3%$210 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$78 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$78 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.1%$69 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$69 thousand
Social services
0.3%$21 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$21 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Newbury. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Town of Newbury 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.