Town government · Belknap County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Tilton took in $14.3 million and spent $6.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes86%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)8.7%State tax money3.4%Fines and other2.3%

What stands out

8.7%

of Tilton'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 taxes86%

Property tax
86%$12.2 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.7%

Fees for services
8.7%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Sewer$873 thousand
  • Garbage collection$231 thousand
  • Other service charges$137 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.4%

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

From the state
3.4%$490 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$319 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails29%Running the government and other costs26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries5.0%All other spending4.8%

What stands out

23%

of Tilton'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$1.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$1.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$108 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$30 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$1.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$874 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$479 thousand
  • Government buildings$184 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$142 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$1.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$828 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$665 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$787 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$787 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.0%$324 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$188 thousand
  • Libraries$136 thousand
Interest on debt
3.5%$225 thousand
Social services
0.9%$56 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$56 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$31 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$31 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Tilton. 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 Tilton 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.