Town government · Hillsborough County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wilton took in $4.4 million and spent $4.5 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 taxes84%State tax money11%Fines and other3.1%Fees for services2.0%

What stands out

25%

of Wilton's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes84%

Property tax
59%$2.6 million
Other taxes
25%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$1.1 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.0%

Fees for services
2.0%$87 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$87 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$473 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$139 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking38%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Running the government and other costs20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.2%Parks, recreation and libraries7.1%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

9.2%

of Wilton'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%

Roads, transit and parking
38%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$1.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$777 thousand
  • Fire protection$190 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$25 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$21 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$911 thousand
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)$417 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$228 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$152 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$60 thousand
  • Government buildings$54 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.2%$411 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$411 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.1%$317 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$282 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$35 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.0%$89 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$89 thousand
Social services
0.6%$25 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$25 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$21 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$21 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Wilton. 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 Wilton 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.