Town government · Sullivan County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Newport took in $13.4 million and spent $14.2 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 taxes67%Fees for services (sewer, water)21%Fines and other6.5%State tax money5.3%

What stands out

21%

of Newport'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 taxes67%

Property tax
67%$8.9 million
Other taxes
0.4%$55 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other licenses$49 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$2.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Water$881 thousand
  • Other service charges$595 thousand
  • Airport$176 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$48 thousand
  • Garbage collection$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.3%

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

From the state
5.3%$708 thousand

Fines and other6.5%

Interest, rents and other
6.5%$880 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Roads, transit and parking14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Parks, recreation and libraries6.4%All other spending6.6%

What stands out

13%

of Newport'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%

Running the government and other costs
40%$5.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.6 million
  • Government buildings$676 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$470 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$18 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$2.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Fire protection$554 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$223 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$52 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; parking and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
  • Parking$397 thousand
  • Airports$235 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.0 million
  • Water supply$876 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.4%$906 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$485 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$421 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.4%$625 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$625 thousand
Social services
2.0%$288 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$288 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Newport. 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 Newport 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.