Town government · Sullivan County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Springfield took in $1.3 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes78%State tax money20%Fines and other2.1%Fees for services<0.1%

What stands out

77%

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

Town taxes78%

Property tax
77%$962 thousand
Other taxes
1.7%$21 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other licenses$13 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$245 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$26 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Roads, transit and parking23%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Sent to other local governments8.8%Parks, recreation and libraries3.5%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

8.8%

of Springfield's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
42%$652 thousand
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)$347 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$135 thousand
  • Government buildings$88 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$78 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$357 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$357 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$295 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$208 thousand
  • Fire protection$87 thousand
Sent to other local governments
8.8%$136 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$136 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.5%$54 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$54 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.0%$46 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$46 thousand
Social services
0.1%$2 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$2 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Springfield. 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 Springfield 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.