Town government · Rockingham County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Seabrook took in $32.7 million and spent $30.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes83%Fees for services (water, sewer)10%State tax money3.0%Fines and other2.1%County and local tax money1.6%

What stands out

10%

of Seabrook'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
82%$26.8 million
Other taxes
1.3%$431 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and amusement licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$416 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$3.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$2.0 million
  • Sewer$1.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$71 thousand
  • Garbage collection$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.0%

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

From the state
3.0%$967 thousand

County and local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.6%$530 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$702 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails39%Running the government and other costs26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Roads, transit and parking5.6%Parks, recreation and libraries5.3%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

21%

of Seabrook's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
39%$11.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$5.9 million
  • Fire protection$5.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$106 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$8.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$175 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$6.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.5 million
  • Water supply$2.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.6%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.3%$1.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
  • Libraries$527 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$431 thousand
Social services
0.8%$235 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$160 thousand
  • Welfare institutions$75 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$232 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$232 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Seabrook. 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 Seabrook 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.