Town government · Coos County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Stewartstown took in $3.6 million and spent $962 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes93%State tax money5.4%Fees for services (sewer)1.5%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

93%

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

Town taxes93%

Property tax
93%$3.4 million

Fees for services1.5%

Fees for services
1.5%$56 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$56 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.4%

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

From the state
5.4%$195 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

32%

of Stewartstown'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%

Roads, transit and parking
32%$312 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$312 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$308 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$189 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$119 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$169 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and government buildings
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$155 thousand
  • Government buildings$14 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$165 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$155 thousand
  • Police$8 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$3 thousand
Social services
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Stewartstown. 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 Stewartstown 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.