Town government · Rockingham County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), North Hampton took in $11.3 million and spent $15.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes80%Fees for services (parks and recreation, hospital bills)6.4%State tax money5.9%County and local tax money4.4%Fines and other3.2%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

6.4%

of North Hampton'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 taxes80%

Property tax
78%$8.8 million
Other taxes
2.3%$260 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$235 thousand
  • Other licenses$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.4%

Fees for services
6.4%$722 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; hospital bills and 4 more
  • Parks and recreation$242 thousand
  • Hospital bills$229 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$145 thousand
  • Other service charges$51 thousand
  • Parking$43 thousand
  • Garbage collection$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.1%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
0.1%$13 thousand

State tax money5.9%

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

From the state
5.9%$669 thousand

County and local tax money4.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.4%$494 thousand

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$342 thousand
Fines
0.2%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Roads, transit and parking8.7%Parks, recreation and libraries7.9%Sent to other local governments7.7%All other spending7.5%

What stands out

31%

of North 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
37%$5.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Government buildings$4.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$495 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$437 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$416 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$186 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$4.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$2.8 million
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$130 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$90 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.7%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
  • Parking$26 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.9%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$948 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$290 thousand
Sent to other local governments
7.7%$1.2 million
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$1.2 million
Interest on debt
3.5%$550 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.4%$536 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$357 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$179 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$50 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$50 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$36 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$36 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of North Hampton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Town of North 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.