Town government · Merrimack County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Salisbury took in $4.0 million and spent $982 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes91%State tax money8.6%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)0.5%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

91%

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

Town taxes91%

Property tax
91%$3.6 million

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$20 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$15 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.6%

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

From the state
8.6%$343 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$16 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Roads, transit and parking36%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Sent to other local governments9.6%All other spending5.0%

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
36%$358 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$358 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$206 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$123 thousand
  • Government buildings$50 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$33 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$165 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$142 thousand
  • Police$16 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$110 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$110 thousand
Sent to other local governments
9.6%$94 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$78 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$16 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.6%$45 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$42 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Salisbury. 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 Salisbury 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.