Town government · Hillsborough County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Temple took in $4.5 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes95%State tax money5.2%

What stands out

95%

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

Town taxes95%

Property tax
95%$4.3 million

State tax money5.2%

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

From the state
5.2%$236 thousand

Fines and other<0.1%

Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking34%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Running the government and other costs27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.8%Parks, recreation and libraries4.6%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

28%

of Temple'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%

Roads, transit and parking
34%$492 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$492 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$396 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$277 thousand
  • Fire protection$95 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$24 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$386 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$207 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$132 thousand
  • Government buildings$37 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.8%$83 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$83 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.6%$66 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$58 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Social services
0.8%$11 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$11 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Temple. 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 Temple 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.