Town government · Grafton County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Plymouth took in $18.4 million and spent $8.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes83%Fines and other9.7%State tax money4.9%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)2.3%

What stands out

10%

of Plymouth's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes83%

Property tax
83%$15.2 million
Other taxes
0.5%$101 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$101 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.3%

Fees for services
2.3%$416 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Parks and recreation$274 thousand
  • Garbage collection$86 thousand
  • Parking$53 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.9%

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

From the state
4.9%$902 thousand

Fines and other9.7%

Interest, rents and other
9.7%$1.8 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails40%Running the government and other costs18%Roads, transit and parking17%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.5%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

40%

of Plymouth'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
40%$3.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.7 million
  • Fire protection$1.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$226 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$1.5 million
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)$860 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$314 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$215 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$60 thousand
  • Government buildings$47 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; parking and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
  • Parking$110 thousand
  • Airports$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$1.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$811 thousand
  • Libraries$482 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.5%$458 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$458 thousand
Social services
2.2%$183 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$183 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$127 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$13 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Plymouth. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. 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 Plymouth 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.