Town government · Rockingham County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Stratham took in $9.7 million and spent $7.6 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 taxes82%State tax money8.3%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)7.7%Fines and other2.0%

What stands out

7.7%

of Stratham'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 taxes82%

Property tax
81%$7.9 million
Other taxes
0.6%$55 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$55 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.7%

Fees for services
7.7%$741 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$509 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$147 thousand
  • Garbage collection$85 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.3%

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

From the state
8.3%$803 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$193 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Parks, recreation and libraries9.8%Roads, transit and parking7.4%All other spending3.5%

What stands out

15%

of Stratham'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%

Running the government and other costs
42%$3.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$601 thousand
  • Government buildings$160 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$453 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.8%$752 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$541 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$211 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.4%$562 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$562 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$151 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.5%$114 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$114 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Stratham. 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 Stratham 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.