Town government · Rockingham County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Plaistow took in $8.3 million and spent $6.3 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 taxes100%State tax money0.2%

What stands out

100%

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

Town taxes100%

Property tax
100%$8.3 million

State tax money0.2%

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

From the state
0.2%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails55%Parks, recreation and libraries16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Roads, transit and parking9.4%Running the government and other costs5.1%All other spending2.7%

What stands out

55%

of Plaistow's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
55%$3.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.5 million
  • Fire protection$748 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$171 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
16%$1.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$735 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$270 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$770 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$770 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.4%$595 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$595 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.1%$320 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings
  • Government buildings$320 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.6%$102 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$102 thousand
Social services
1.1%$69 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$69 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Plaistow. 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 Plaistow 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.