Town government · Merrimack County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Northfield took in $9.3 million and spent $5.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes91%State tax money6.0%Fees for services1.9%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

89%

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

Town taxes91%

Property tax
89%$8.3 million
Other taxes
2.0%$187 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$126 thousand
  • Other licenses$61 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.9%

Fees for services
1.9%$174 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$174 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.0%

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

From the state
6.0%$561 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$3 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$49 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails28%Roads, transit and parking26%Running the government and other costs25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%Parks, recreation and libraries5.8%All other spending4.2%

What stands out

10%

of Northfield'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
28%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$54 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$34 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$23 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Running the government and other costs
25%$1.3 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$822 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$341 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$100 thousand
  • Government buildings$26 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$530 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$530 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.8%$295 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$190 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$105 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.6%$134 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$134 thousand
Social services
1.5%$79 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$79 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Northfield. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. 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 Northfield 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.