Town government · Carroll County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Tuftonboro took in $5.2 million and spent $4.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes90%State tax money5.9%Fees for services (garbage collection)1.9%Fines and other1.1%Federal tax money1.0%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

88%

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

Town taxes90%

Property tax
88%$4.5 million
Other taxes
2.0%$106 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$54 thousand
  • Other licenses$52 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.9%

Fees for services
1.9%$99 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$99 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.0%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
1.0%$54 thousand

State tax money5.9%

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

From the state
5.9%$305 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%$4 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$58 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Roads, transit and parking26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.4%Parks, recreation and libraries5.5%All other spending5.6%

What stands out

26%

of Tuftonboro'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
28%$1.4 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)$834 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$272 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$126 thousand
  • Government buildings$125 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$31 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$705 thousand
  • Police$458 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$65 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$62 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.4%$415 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$415 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.5%$268 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$267 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.9%$241 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$241 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$23 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$23 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$7 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Tuftonboro. 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 Tuftonboro 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.