Town government · Grafton County, NH

Sugar Hill's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sugar Hill took in $4.1 million and spent $1.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes92%Fines and other4.5%State tax money3.4%Fees for services0.4%

What stands out

92%

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

Town taxes92%

Property tax
92%$3.8 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$15 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and other government-run businesses
  • Other service charges$11 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.4%

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

From the state
3.4%$140 thousand

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$186 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking38%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Sent to other local governments15%Parks, recreation and libraries3.6%All other spending4.6%

What stands out

15%

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

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
38%$708 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$707 thousand
  • Airports$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$384 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$136 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$103 thousand
  • Government buildings$100 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$35 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$354 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$248 thousand
  • Fire protection$102 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$4 thousand
Sent to other local governments
15%$274 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$274 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.6%$68 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$42 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$26 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.2%$42 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$42 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.8%$34 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$34 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$8 thousand
Social services
0.1%$2 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Sugar Hill. 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 Sugar Hill 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.