Town government · Carroll County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Tamworth took in $9.6 million and spent $3.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes92%State tax money5.9%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)1.3%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

91%

of Tamworth'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
1.4%$135 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$85 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$21 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$17 thousand
  • Other licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.3%

Fees for services
1.3%$123 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; sewer and 3 more
  • Garbage collection$74 thousand
  • Sewer$21 thousand
  • Other service charges$19 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.9%

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

From the state
5.9%$562 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$72 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs30%Roads, transit and parking26%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Health and hospitals10%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.5%All other spending7.4%

What stands out

10%

of Tamworth's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
30%$943 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$379 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$341 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$195 thousand
  • Government buildings$28 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$822 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$822 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$562 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$314 thousand
  • Fire protection$248 thousand
Health and hospitals
10%$318 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$318 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.5%$304 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$304 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.4%$204 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$162 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$42 thousand
Social services
0.5%$17 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$17 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$8 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$6 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Tamworth. 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 Tamworth 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.