Town government · Sullivan County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Sunapee took in $69.9 million and spent $8.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money87%Town taxes9.1%Fees for services (sewer, water)3.2%State tax money0.6%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

87%

of Sunapee's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes9.1%

Property tax
8.9%$6.2 million
Other taxes
0.1%$83 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$82 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
<0.1%$40 thousand

Fees for services3.2%

Fees for services
3.2%$2.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 6 more
  • Sewer$813 thousand
  • Water$625 thousand
  • Electric power$611 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$121 thousand
  • Garbage collection$27 thousand
  • Other service charges$20 thousand
  • Road charges$6 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
<0.1%$21 thousand

State tax money0.6%

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

From the state
0.6%$452 thousand

County and local tax money87%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
87%$60.8 million

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$120 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Running the government and other costs24%Roads, transit and parking21%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Parks, recreation and libraries7.9%All other spending3.2%

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$2.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 2 more
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$605 thousand
  • Water supply$482 thousand
  • Electric power$181 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$2.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$936 thousand
  • Government buildings$626 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$529 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$17 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.0 million
  • Fire protection$336 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$50 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.9%$690 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$490 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$200 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$141 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$124 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$17 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.1%$100 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$100 thousand
Social services
0.5%$40 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$40 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Sunapee. 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 Sunapee 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.