Town government · Cheshire County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sullivan took in $2.2 million and spent $908 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes94%State tax money6.1%Fees for services0.3%

What stands out

93%

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

Town taxes94%

Property tax
93%$2.1 million
Other taxes
0.8%$17 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$10 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$7 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.1%

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

From the state
6.1%$136 thousand

Fines and other<0.1%

Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking40%Running the government and other costs39%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Health and hospitals3.2%Parks, recreation and libraries2.9%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

39%

of Sullivan's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
40%$363 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$363 thousand
Running the government and other costs
39%$350 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$156 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$110 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$51 thousand
  • Government buildings$23 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$129 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$55 thousand
  • Police$50 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$24 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.2%$29 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$29 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$26 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$26 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$5 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$5 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$5 thousand
Social services
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Sullivan. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Sullivan 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.