Town government · Grafton County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Rumney took in $5.9 million and spent $3.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes91%State tax money4.5%Fines and other2.4%County and local tax money0.9%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.6%

What stands out

86%

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

Town taxes91%

Property tax
86%$5.0 million
Other taxes
5.9%$345 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$345 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$38 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other government-run businesses
  • Garbage collection$29 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.5%

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

From the state
4.5%$264 thousand

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$54 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$143 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs30%Sent to other local governments30%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries1.9%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

30%

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

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
30%$995 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$525 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$365 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$105 thousand
Sent to other local governments
30%$989 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$989 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$819 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$590 thousand
  • Police$229 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$416 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$416 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$65 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$54 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$18 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$18 thousand
Social services
0.4%$14 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$11 thousand
  • Welfare institutions$3 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$10 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$7 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$7 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
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Rumney. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Town of Rumney 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.