Town government · Grafton County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Thornton took in $6.9 million and spent $3.5 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 taxes87%Fees for services (garbage collection)7.9%State tax money5.0%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

7.9%

of Thornton's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes87%

Property tax
86%$6.0 million
Other taxes
0.5%$38 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other licenses$34 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.9%

Fees for services
7.9%$546 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$342 thousand
  • Garbage collection$204 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.0%

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

From the state
5.0%$348 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$32 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Roads, transit and parking21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Health and hospitals2.4%All other spending3.4%

What stands out

17%

of Thornton's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
29%$1.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$608 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$191 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$130 thousand
  • Government buildings$40 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$39 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$944 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$471 thousand
  • Fire protection$436 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$29 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$8 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$752 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$752 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$592 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$592 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.4%$84 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$84 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$83 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$79 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Social services
1.0%$34 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$34 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Thornton. 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 Thornton 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.