Town government · Hillsborough County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Peterborough took in $16.2 million and spent $13.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes65%Fees for services (water, sewer)18%State tax money11%Fines and other5.3%

What stands out

18%

of Peterborough'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 taxes65%

Property tax
64%$10.4 million
Other taxes
0.9%$153 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; severance taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$108 thousand
  • Severance taxes$43 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$3.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 5 more
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$303 thousand
  • Other service charges$242 thousand
  • Garbage collection$176 thousand
  • Road charges$16 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$2 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%$1.8 million

Fines and other5.3%

Interest, rents and other
5.3%$851 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking16%Parks, recreation and libraries5.7%All other spending6.1%

What stands out

29%

of Peterborough'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$3.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.0 million
  • Water supply$1.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$551 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$3.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$2.6 million
  • Fire protection$829 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$2.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$938 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$849 thousand
  • Government buildings$407 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$14 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$2.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.7%$758 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$431 thousand
  • Libraries$327 thousand
Interest on debt
4.7%$621 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$519 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$102 thousand
Social services
1.2%$154 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$154 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$30 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$30 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Peterborough. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Town of Peterborough 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.