Town government · Grafton County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Orford took in $5.0 million and spent $4.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes90%Federal tax money5.0%State tax money3.1%Fines and other1.7%County and local tax money0.3%Fees for services (parks and recreation)<0.1%

What stands out

89%

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

Town taxes90%

Property tax
89%$4.5 million
Other taxes
0.9%$46 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$46 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation and other government-run businesses
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.0%

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

From the federal government
5.0%$251 thousand

State tax money3.1%

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

From the state
3.1%$155 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$14 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$87 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments71%Roads, transit and parking14%Running the government and other costs6.4%Police, fire, courts and jails4.7%Health and hospitals2.1%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

71%

of Orford'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
71%$3.2 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$3.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
14%$636 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$636 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.4%$290 thousand
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)$117 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$89 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$50 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$24 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.7%$213 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$143 thousand
  • Fire protection$61 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.1%$96 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$96 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$86 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$51 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$35 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$15 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$15 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Orford. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Orford 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.