Town government · Carroll County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ossipee took in $20.8 million and spent $7.0 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 taxes92%Fees for services (water, sewer)5.6%State tax money2.4%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

92%

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

Town taxes92%

Property tax
92%$19.0 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$16 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.6%

Fees for services
5.6%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 3 more
  • Other service charges$627 thousand
  • Water$235 thousand
  • Sewer$175 thousand
  • Garbage collection$93 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.4%

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

From the state
2.4%$489 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$84 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs27%Roads, transit and parking24%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Parks, recreation and libraries7.0%All other spending3.5%

What stands out

15%

of Ossipee'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%

Running the government and other costs
27%$1.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
  • Government buildings$235 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$128 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$31 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$72 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$17 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$1.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$546 thousand
  • Sewer systems$286 thousand
  • Water supply$212 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.0%$486 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$275 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$211 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.8%$192 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$192 thousand
Social services
0.5%$34 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$34 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$20 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$15 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Ossipee. 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 Ossipee 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.