Town government · Rockingham County, NH

South Hampton's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), South Hampton took in $3.9 million and spent $940 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes95%State tax money2.3%Federal tax money1.1%Fines and other1.0%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.6%

What stands out

94%

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

Town taxes95%

Property tax
94%$3.7 million
Other taxes
0.8%$30 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$22 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$19 thousand
  • Garbage collection$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
1.1%$43 thousand

State tax money2.3%

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

From the state
2.3%$92 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$35 thousand
Fines
0.2%$6 thousand

Where it goes

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

Police, fire, courts and jails49%Running the government and other costs26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.7%Roads, transit and parking8.5%Parks, recreation and libraries7.0%All other spending0.9%

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
49%$458 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$338 thousand
  • Fire protection$103 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$17 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$246 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$120 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$72 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$40 thousand
  • Government buildings$14 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.7%$82 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$82 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.5%$80 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$80 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.0%$66 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$57 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of South Hampton. 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 South Hampton 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.