Town government · Sullivan County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Plainfield took in $2.9 million and spent $2.7 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 taxes85%State tax money12%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources)1.7%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

25%

of Plainfield's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes85%

Property tax
60%$1.8 million
Other taxes
25%$728 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$722 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.7%

Fees for services
1.7%$50 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks, land and natural resources
  • Other service charges$48 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$367 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking41%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Running the government and other costs19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.3%Parks, recreation and libraries7.2%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

8.3%

of Plainfield'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%

Roads, transit and parking
41%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$630 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$476 thousand
  • Fire protection$138 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$11 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$510 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)$232 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$146 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$76 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$35 thousand
  • Government buildings$21 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.3%$225 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$225 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.2%$196 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$175 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$21 thousand
Social services
0.8%$21 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$21 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$12 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12 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
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Plainfield. 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 Plainfield 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.