Town government · Grafton County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Piermont took in $2.6 million and spent $1.6 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 taxes87%State tax money9.9%Fees for services (sewer)2.5%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

87%

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

Town taxes87%

Property tax
87%$2.3 million
Other taxes
0.5%$13 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.5%

Fees for services
2.5%$66 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$33 thousand
  • Other service charges$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.9%

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

From the state
9.9%$261 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Roads, transit and parking37%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.9%Parks, recreation and libraries3.7%All other spending2.7%

What stands out

5.9%

of Piermont'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
39%$628 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$207 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$158 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$146 thousand
  • Government buildings$91 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$26 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
37%$597 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$597 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$194 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$146 thousand
  • Fire protection$48 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.9%$96 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$68 thousand
  • Sewer systems$28 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.7%$60 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$49 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.4%$23 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$23 thousand
Social services
0.8%$13 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$13 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$7 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 Piermont. 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 Piermont 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.