Town government · Merrimack County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Pittsfield took in $11.9 million and spent $3.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes96%Fees for services (sewer)3.7%

What stands out

96%

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

Town taxes96%

Property tax
96%$11.4 million
Other taxes
0.2%$19 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.7%

Fees for services
3.7%$444 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$444 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails40%Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Roads, transit and parking12%Running the government and other costs12%Parks, recreation and libraries3.6%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

31%

of Pittsfield'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
40%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$773 thousand
  • Fire protection$564 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$1.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$641 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$226 thousand
  • Water supply$176 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$395 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingToll roads and bridges and roads and highways
  • Toll roads and bridges$340 thousand
  • Roads and highways$55 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$394 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$150 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$137 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$54 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$34 thousand
  • Government buildings$19 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.6%$121 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$100 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$21 thousand
Social services
0.7%$24 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$24 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Pittsfield. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. 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 Pittsfield 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.