Town government · Rockingham County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Salem took in $65.0 million and spent $57.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes70%Fees for services (water, sewer)21%Fines and other5.5%State tax money3.1%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

21%

of Salem's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Town taxes70%

Property tax
68%$44.4 million
Other taxes
1.9%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$1.2 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$62 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$13.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 5 more
  • Other service charges$4.9 million
  • Water$4.1 million
  • Sewer$3.0 million
  • Garbage collection$749 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$674 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$249 thousand
  • Parking$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.1%

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

From the state
3.1%$2.0 million

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$90 thousand

Fines and other5.5%

Interest, rents and other
5.4%$3.5 million
Fines
<0.1%$26 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails52%Running the government and other costs14%Roads, transit and parking12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Environment and natural resources5.1%All other spending5.6%

What stands out

52%

of Salem's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
52%$29.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$15.4 million
  • Police$13.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$813 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$320 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$8.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.8 million
  • Other government-run businesses$496 thousand
  • Government buildings$313 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$7.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$6.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$4.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.6 million
  • Sewer systems$625 thousand
Environment and natural resources
5.1%$2.9 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.4%$2.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$945 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$568 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$473 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$95 thousand
Social services
0.2%$98 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$98 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$63 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$63 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Salem. 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 Salem 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.