Town government · Cheshire County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Surry took in $642 thousand and spent $2.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

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

Town taxes70%State tax money30%Fines and other0.2%

Town taxes70%

Property tax
70%$447 thousand

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$194 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments82%Roads, transit and parking11%Police, fire, courts and jails3.9%Running the government and other costs1.8%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%Health and hospitals0.1%

What stands out

82%

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

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
82%$1.8 million
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$1.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$251 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$251 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.9%$87 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$87 thousand
Running the government and other costs
1.8%$40 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$17 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$14 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$9 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$8 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Surry. 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 Surry 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.