Town government · Cheshire County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Roxbury took in $907 thousand and spent $261 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes78%State tax money16%Federal tax money5.2%Fees for services1.2%

What stands out

5.2%

of Roxbury's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes78%

Property tax
74%$669 thousand
Other taxes
4.1%$37 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.2%

Fees for services
1.2%$11 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.2%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
5.2%$47 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$143 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments38%Police, fire, courts and jails36%Running the government and other costs15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.1%Roads, transit and parking5.0%

What stands out

38%

of Roxbury's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
38%$99 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$99 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$95 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$47 thousand
  • Police$46 thousand
  • Fire protection$2 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$38 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$20 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$10 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.1%$16 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$16 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.0%$13 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Roxbury. 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 Roxbury 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.