Town government · Rockingham County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Sandown took in $7.8 million and spent $7.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes68%Fines and other15%State tax money12%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources, parks and recreation)4.6%

What stands out

15%

of Sandown's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes68%

Property tax
67%$5.2 million
Other taxes
1.5%$119 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$117 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.6%

Fees for services
4.6%$357 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks, land and natural resources; parks and recreation and 3 more
  • Parks, land and natural resources$141 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$80 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$65 thousand
  • Garbage collection$48 thousand
  • Other service charges$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$913 thousand

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
15%$1.2 million
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking31%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Running the government and other costs25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.4%Parks, recreation and libraries3.7%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

29%

of Sandown'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
31%$2.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$2.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$1.0 million
  • Police$996 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$72 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$1.8 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)$900 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$428 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$290 thousand
  • Government buildings$115 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$84 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.4%$611 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$611 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.7%$270 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$270 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.0%$146 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$146 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$36 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$36 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$35 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$12 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$12 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Sandown. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Town of Sandown 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.