Town government · Rockingham County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Northwood took in $4.7 million and spent $4.1 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 taxes77%State tax money11%Fees for services (parks and recreation)8.4%Fines and other3.8%

What stands out

8.4%

of Northwood'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 taxes77%

Property tax
74%$3.5 million
Other taxes
2.6%$124 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and other licenses
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$90 thousand
  • Other licenses$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.4%

Fees for services
8.4%$396 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$365 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$521 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$177 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails45%Running the government and other costs23%Roads, transit and parking19%Parks, recreation and libraries8.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.6%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

45%

of Northwood'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
45%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.0 million
  • Fire protection$771 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$31 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$18 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$925 thousand
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)$491 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$371 thousand
  • Government buildings$49 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$13 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$760 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$507 thousand
  • Parking$253 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.1%$331 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$240 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$91 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.6%$186 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$186 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$23 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$23 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$4 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 Northwood. 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 Northwood 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.