Town government · Cheshire County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Walpole took in $1.9 million and spent $3.9 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 taxes45%State tax money37%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)10%Fines and other8.3%

What stands out

10%

of Walpole'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 taxes45%

Property tax
43%$794 thousand
Other taxes
2.0%$37 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$188 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$186 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$691 thousand

Fines and other8.3%

Interest, rents and other
8.3%$154 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking39%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Running the government and other costs18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.0%Parks, recreation and libraries6.4%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

26%

of Walpole'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
39%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$1.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$984 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$21 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$723 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$248 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$147 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$146 thousand
  • Government buildings$139 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$43 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.0%$354 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$354 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.4%$250 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$156 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$94 thousand
Social services
0.8%$32 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$32 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$20 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$20 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$5 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Walpole. 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 Walpole 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.