Town government · Rockingham County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Nottingham took in $27.3 million and spent $15.9 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 taxes96%State tax money2.7%Fees for services (garbage collection)1.0%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

95%

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

Town taxes96%

Property tax
95%$26.0 million
Other taxes
0.7%$198 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and public utility taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$145 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$53 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.0%

Fees for services
1.0%$282 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$247 thousand
  • Other service charges$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.7%

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

From the state
2.7%$731 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%$9 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$83 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments56%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking12%Police, fire, courts and jails5.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.7%All other spending5.5%

What stands out

56%

of Nottingham's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
56%$8.9 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$6.2 million
  • Sent to the state government$2.6 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$2.7 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)$1.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$625 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$497 thousand
  • Government buildings$342 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$42 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.8%$928 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$758 thousand
  • Police$163 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.7%$591 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$591 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.1%$488 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$488 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$195 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$100 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$95 thousand
Social services
0.7%$108 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$108 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$49 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$37 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$37 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Nottingham. 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 Nottingham 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.