Town government · Merrimack County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Sutton took in $9.6 million and spent $2.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes92%State tax money6.4%Fines and other1.5%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.2%

What stands out

91%

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

Town taxes92%

Property tax
91%$8.7 million
Other taxes
0.9%$90 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$56 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$25 thousand
  • Other licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$24 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$18 thousand
  • Other service charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.4%

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

From the state
6.4%$610 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$141 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Roads, transit and parking35%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.7%Parks, recreation and libraries3.9%All other spending4.0%

What stands out

18%

of Sutton's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
35%$989 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$912 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$40 thousand
  • Government buildings$37 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
35%$983 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$983 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$502 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$417 thousand
  • Fire protection$60 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$21 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.7%$134 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$134 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.9%$109 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$109 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.0%$84 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$84 thousand
Social services
0.5%$15 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$15 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Sutton. 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 Sutton 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.