Town government · Belknap County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sanbornton took in $13.1 million and spent $4.8 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 taxes92%State tax money4.9%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)3.0%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

92%

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

Town taxes92%

Property tax
92%$12.0 million
Other taxes
0.2%$25 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$24 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.0%

Fees for services
3.0%$397 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; sewer and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$132 thousand
  • Sewer$101 thousand
  • Other service charges$83 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$81 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.9%

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

From the state
4.9%$645 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$27 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking37%Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Parks, recreation and libraries6.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.3%All other spending3.3%

What stands out

22%

of Sanbornton'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%

Roads, transit and parking
37%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
Running the government and other costs
27%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$946 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$257 thousand
  • Government buildings$96 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$1.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$585 thousand
  • Fire protection$457 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.1%$293 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$153 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$140 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.3%$257 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$257 thousand
Social services
2.0%$97 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$97 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$42 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$18 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$18 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Sanbornton. 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 Sanbornton 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.