Town government · Cheshire County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Richmond took in $3.1 million and spent $873 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes92%State tax money8.3%

What stands out

91%

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

Town taxes92%

Property tax
91%$2.9 million
Other taxes
0.3%$8 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money8.3%

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

From the state
8.3%$259 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking37%Running the government and other costs34%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.4%Parks, recreation and libraries5.2%All other spending4.2%

What stands out

7.4%

of Richmond'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
37%$319 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$319 thousand
Running the government and other costs
34%$301 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$181 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$81 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$33 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$106 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$53 thousand
  • Police$37 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$16 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.4%$65 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$65 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.2%$45 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$39 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Interest on debt
3.8%$33 thousand
Social services
0.5%$4 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Richmond. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Richmond 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.