Town government · Merrimack County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Webster took in $6.7 million and spent $2.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes93%Fines and other5.0%State tax money1.8%

What stands out

93%

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

Town taxes93%

Property tax
93%$6.3 million

State tax money1.8%

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

From the state
1.8%$119 thousand

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$332 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking37%Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.4%Parks, recreation and libraries2.5%All other spending3.3%

What stands out

23%

of Webster'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
37%$961 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$961 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$744 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$332 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$185 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$132 thousand
  • Government buildings$82 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$13 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$579 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$390 thousand
  • Fire protection$168 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$16 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.4%$139 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$139 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$64 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$60 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.5%$64 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$38 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$26 thousand
Social services
0.7%$17 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$17 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Webster. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Town of Webster 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.