Town government · Rockingham County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Newmarket took in $15.0 million and spent $12.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes50%Fees for services (sewer, water)27%State tax money22%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

27%

of Newmarket'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 taxes50%

Property tax
47%$7.1 million
Other taxes
2.8%$418 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other licenses$313 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$105 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$4.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$2.0 million
  • Water$952 thousand
  • Other service charges$796 thousand
  • Garbage collection$296 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$3.2 million

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$194 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries7.7%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

31%

of Newmarket'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$3.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.5 million
  • Water supply$753 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$592 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$3.5 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)$2.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$726 thousand
  • Government buildings$622 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$147 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$28 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$2.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Fire protection$494 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$106 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$81 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.7%$929 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$587 thousand
  • Libraries$342 thousand
Social services
0.6%$73 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$73 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$57 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$48 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$9 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$7 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Newmarket. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. 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 Newmarket 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.