Town government · Rockingham County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Rye took in $10.2 million and spent $9.0 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 taxes83%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)7.1%State tax money6.1%Fines and other4.2%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

7.1%

of Rye's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes83%

Property tax
80%$8.1 million
Other taxes
2.4%$246 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$245 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.1%

Fees for services
7.1%$717 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Sewer$342 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$271 thousand
  • Garbage collection$104 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$2 thousand

State tax money6.1%

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

From the state
6.1%$624 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$8 thousand

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$346 thousand
Fines
0.8%$81 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails47%Running the government and other costs16%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Roads, transit and parking13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.8%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

47%

of Rye'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
47%$4.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$2.0 million
  • Police$1.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$238 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$154 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$1.4 million
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$619 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$513 thousand
  • Government buildings$159 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$121 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$1.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$798 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$468 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.8%$792 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$523 thousand
  • Sewer systems$269 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$120 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$120 thousand
Social services
0.4%$32 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$32 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Rye. 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 Rye 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.